| Law Firm Name & Address
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Areas of Specialization
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Representative Cases or Clients
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Number of Enviro. Attys.
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Newsletter
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F. Bryan Brice, Jr.
Attorney at Law
The Commerce Building
19 West Hargett Street, Suite 600
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 754-1600
Fax: (919) 832-0301
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1) Wetlands
2) Regulatory compliance
3) Administrative hearings
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Represent Qualex, Inc. (HQ in Durham) on a wastewater discharge issue in Puerto Rico; wetlands mitigation banking issues within NC watersheds — project development, contracts, negotiation, etc. Brownfields redevelopment cases.
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1 |
No |
Cunningham Dedmond Peterson & Smith LLP
225 N. Bennett St.,
Southern Pines, NC 28387
P.O. Box 1468
Southern Pines, NC 28388
Phone: (910) 695-0800
Fax: (910) 692-7141
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1) Conservation Easement Drafting – For tax planning and estate preservation
2) Condemnation Defense using NC Environmental Policy Act
3) Plaintiff’s Cases – Wetlands and sedimentation violations and wrongful timber cutting
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Huberth v. Holly – 1994 Court of Appeals case establishing availability of replacement value damages in wrongful timber cutting cases.
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1 |
No |
Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P.
3737 Glenwood Ave, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612
tel: (919) 420-1700
fax: (919) 420-1800
Other locations:
Charlotte, NC
(704) 338-5000
Winston-Salem, NC
(336) 607-7300
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1) Regulatory Compliance (Air, Water, Hazardous Waste)
2) Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts
3) Transactions (Insurance, Brownfields, Wetlands)
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Managed environmental aspects of one of the 1st brownfield redevelopment projects in N.C.
Defended County gov’t in EPA enforcement action for construction of highway w/out a Sec. 404 wetlands permit.
Negotiated Special Orders on Consent and other compliance agreements with local and state air permitting authorities on behalf of industrial clients.
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29 |
No |
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P.
2500 Charlotte Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28244
Phone: (704) 372-9000
Fax: (704) 334-4706
Other locations:
Charlotte, NC-SouthPark,
(704) 556-9600
Raleigh, NC,
(919) 828-0564;
Spartanburg, SC,
(864) 591-2030
Columbia, SC,
(803) 255-8000
Frankfurt, Germany,
011-49-6196-750081
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1) Clean Air Act
2) Clean Water Act
3) RCRA
4) Superfund
5) Brownfields and property redevelopment
6) Environmental Litigation including: (Superfund, hazardous waste, groundwater and toxic torts litigation)
7) Business transactions and due diligence
8) Groundwater remediation
9) Underground storage tanks
10) Wetlands regulation
11) TSCA
12) Defense of administrative enforcement actions
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U.S. v. Taylor (M.D.N.C.) (CERCLA cost recovery);
SNL Corp. et. al vs. AAF/McQuay, et. al. (W.D.N.C.) (CERCLA cost recovery);
I.R.E. Pinebrook v. Gifford-Hill, et. al. (W.D.N.C.) (Groundwater and soil contamination);
Jeffcoat v. Chicago Rawhide, et. al. (Superior Court) (Groundwater contamination and toxic torts);
U.S. v. Monsanto (D.S.C.) (CERCLA cost recovery)
Burg v. ARA Services, et. al. (D.S.C.) (Groundwater contamination);
Helms v. Schrader Automotive Inc. et. al. (W.D.N.C.) (CERCLA cost recovery, groundwater contamination);
SNL Corp. et. al vs. Aplix, Inc. et. al. (W.D.N.C.) (CERCLA private cost recovery action);
Ilco-Unican v. Stewart-Warner (M.D.N.C.) (CERCLA and state law claims, groundwater and soil contamination);
Channel Master v. JFD Electronics (E.D.N.C.) (CERCLA cost recovery, groundwater and soil contamination);
Pride Trimble v. Proctor Silex (M.D.N.C.) (RCRA and state law claims)
In re FCX (Bk E.D.N.C.) (Abandonment of contaminated pesticide facilities listed on the NPL)
Greene Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. et al v. Green County Board of Commissioners et al (Superior Court) (Citizens’ suit re waste site location)
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8 |
Yes |
Pritchett & Burch, P.L.L.C.
P.O. Drawer 100
203 Dundee Street,
Windsor, NC 27983
Phone: (252) 794-3161
Fax: (252) 794-2392
email: P&B@windsorlaw.com
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1) Underground storage tank and hazardous substance compliance and litigation
2) Toxic Torts (plaintiff defense)
3) Wetlands and Coastal issues
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Defending regional oil company in a lawsuit in which homeowners seek damages for alleged property damage and personal injury.
Represent commercial fisherman in CAMA variance proceeding in which the petitioner seeks a variance to allow the construction of a freezer building on a lot in downtown Englehard, North Carolina upon which two residences were previously located.
Represent landowner in contested case involving a dispute over the proper deductible under the North Carolina Commercial Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
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2 |
No |
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
101 North Tryon Street, Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
Phone: (704) 377-2536
Fax: (704) 378-4000
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1) Superfund, administrative appeals and insurance coverage
2) Compliance defense and permit negotiations
3) Pre-requisition transactional assessment and advice
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Obtained summary judgment for alleged generator defendant in CERCLA case after contending that testimony by plaintiff’s expert lacked sufficient factual and scientific basis to create a genuine issue of material fact.
Lead counsel in Superfund case for group of 32 potentially responsible parties in suit for over $32 million. Settlement was for less than $9 million.
Successfully prevented municipality from revoking wastewater permit, allowing plant to continue operation. Concluded compliance order negotiation with municipality for waterwater treatment plant upgrades costing 80% less than those demanded by municipality.
Successfully negotiated 40% reduction of one of the largest waste fines in the state.
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9 |
Yes |
Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer, P.A.
905 West Main Street
Brightleaf Square
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 682-9691
Fax: (919) 688-9107
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Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P.
2500 First Union Capitol Center
P.O. Box 2611
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: (919) 821-6775
Fax: (919) 821-6800
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Smith, Anderson’s environmental law group assists clients in all aspects of environmental law and regulation, from permitting and regulatory compliance to transactions and litigation, at both the State and Federal levels. The firm also maintains a daily presence in the legislative and regulatory arenas, enabling its lawyers to effectively advocate positions of importance to its clients.
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Ward and Smith, P.A.
P.O. Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563-0867
Phone: (252) 672-5400
Fax: (252) 672-5477
Other locations:
Greenville, NC
(252) 215-4000
Raleigh, NC
(919) 836-4260
Wilmington, NC
(910) 794-4800
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1) Air, water and waste compliance counseling, risk management and litigation
2) Coastal management, wetlands, land development
3) Agriculture law, especially livestock operations
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Defense of major pork producers in lawsuit by coalition of environmental groups. Challenges to scope of local government authority in environmental field. Defense of farmers regarding alleged odor rule violations.
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