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Carrington Coleman's environmental practice group specializes in the evaluation of property conditions in the context of capital transactions, legal defense and counseling regarding facility-related enforcement, remediation oversight, and compliance with the vast array of state and federal environmental regulatory requirements. Our practice is focused on pre litigation, and members of our practice group are often involved in wide due diligence and remedial action projects. We work in tandem with the client's environmental compliance personnel and outside environmental consultants. Our expertise in evaluating the risks presented by environmental conditions in the course of purchase, sale, leasing, or financing will ensure that you have the necessary knowledge and understanding to make the right decision. We frequently remain involved in ongoing remedial actions undertaken following the completion of a capital transaction. In our capital transactions work, we work as a team with the firm's corporate, securities, and real estate lawyers - a group of attorneys broad in experience and practice - so you're covered from all angles.

The attorneys in our environmental practice group actively counsel clients concerning issues of compliance with programs related to potential releases of contaminants to environmental media.

The regulatory programs through which we work and have extensive experience include:

  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act programs (waste treatment, storage, and disposal; underground storage tanks).
  • Clean Water Act programs (waste water and storm water discharge permitting).
  • SARA Title III community right to know reporting (inventory and release reporting).
  • Clean Air Act (asbestos NESHAP program).
  • OSHA workplace safety programs (hazard communication and process safety management standards).

Texas counterparts of these programs.

Brownfield redevelopment programs (Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program, Innocent Owner Program, and Municipal Setting Designations).

When litigation is necessary, Carrington Coleman's environmental counselors and litigators work closely to ensure seamless and efficient representation of the client's interests. We participate in the defense and prosecution of Clean Water Act, RCRA, and Superfund related cases and in indemnity and contribution actions between private parties concerning liability for site investigations, removal actions, and remediation activities. We possess expertise in litigating citizen suits and alleged personal injury or property damage caused by the release of toxic substances into the environment. We also defend penalty and enforcement actions brought by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, often in administrative contexts. We are familiar with and have been involved in arbitration and mediation of disputes arising out of facility conditions.

We can handle your environmental issues, whatever they may be, from cradle to grave, and you can be confident that you'll receive representation tailored to your needs, and not some internal checklist.

For more information, please contact:

Charles Jordan
214-855-3021
cjordan@ccsb.com

Related Practice Areas:

Real Estate and Oil and Gas
Healthcare
Securities and Director and OfficerLitigation
Insurance

 

 

Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Certification except as noted.