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Environmental Law

Our environmental expertise covers a wide array of matters-from litigation to administrative practice, from federal to state enforcement, and from single party to multi-party commercial transactions. Our clients include manufacturers, lending institutions, small business owners and municipalities.

Federal Programs:
  • Superfund
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Clean Water Act, including NPDES permitting and compliance
  • Oil Pollution Act
  • Solid Waste Disposal Act
  • Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act
  • Pollution Prevention Act
State Programs--Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act:
  • Part 201 (Environmental Response)
    • Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA)
    • Due Care compliance
  • Part 213 (Underground Storage Tanks)
  • Part 115 (Solid Waste Management)
  • Part 31 (Water Resources Protection)
Environmental Litigation
  • Defense of cost recovery actions (federal, state and private)
  • Prosecution of private cost recovery actions
  • Defense of enforcement actions (federal and state)
  • Michigan's Environmental Protection Act
Commercial Transactions & Financing
  • Counseling for the purchase, sale, lease and financing of real estate
  • Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEA)
  • Assessment of liabilities associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
  • Site assessment review
Compliance Counseling
  • Counseling on various media (air, water, soil), containers (USTs & ASTs), agencies (OSHA), and procedures (recordkeeping)
  • Development of environmental policies and procedures
  • Compliance audits and counseling
  • Audit privilege

Environmental Law Attorneys

Claudia Rast
Paul Fransway
Thomas Daniels