Top best Environmental And Natural Resources Lawyers Near me in ZIP 98101

Thomas M. Pors is the principal of Law Office of Thomas M. Pors in Seattle. He focuses on water rights development, transfers, permitting and sales; municipal water system planning; water system regulatory compliance and project permitting; resort, agriculture and industrial water supply issues; land use permitting and appeals; Endangered Species Act compliance; and litigation, including water right and land use permitting appeals. He has written several articles and is a frequent lecturer on the subject of water rights.. "I am an experienced leader in my field - a knowledgeable partner with creative solutions for your water rights and land use projects, permits and appeals. You will get my time and advice, not an associate in training. My low overhead and cost-effective approach to problem solving will help you achieve your goals as quickly and efficiently as possible.  If you need a team of professionals for a complex project or case, I have experience managing and coordinating engineers, hydrogeologists and other consultants to focus on successful and timely goal implementation. If a leaner approach is better, I will find it for you and fight for your success."

Summary:. I help clients buy, sell, and develop property. I have extensive experience handling the complexities associated with contaminated property, including litigating cost recovery actions and negotiating agreed orders and consent decrees with federal and state agencies. I also counsel clients, including lenders, on the risks of buying and selling contaminated property and assist them in drafting contractual protection against such risks. When not working on contaminated sites, I draft and negotiate real estate documents such as purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, ground leases, construction contracts, easement agreements, and property management agreements.. Environmental law, real estate law, land use law, environmental litigation, environmental due diligence, real estate development, real estate contracts, insurance coverage, title coverage, construction contracts, regulatory compliance, real estate acquisition and disposition, real estate leasing, real estate litigation, lender liability, hazardous waste, brownfields, manufactured gas plants, environmental insurance, easement agreements, property management agreements, land use entitlements.

I am the Managing Principal and co-founder of Beveridge & Diamond’s Seattle, Washington office.  I also serve as the co-chair of the Firm’s Air and Climate Change Practice Group.. My practice is focused on environmental, energy, and natural resources law.  I am an active member of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER), serving as an EPA Region 10 Reporter for the Air Quality Committee Newsletter.  I also recently served as a Vice-Chair of the ABA's SEER Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee.. I assist clients with permitting, compliance, and regulatory matters under federal and state laws, including the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and National and State Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA, SEPA, and CEQA).  I also represent clients in a wide variety of environmental litigation matters, including CERCLA and state Superfund actions and multiparty allocation proceedings.. Away from my law practice, I enjoy rooting for my Oregon Ducks and spending time with my wife Courtney and our two lively daughters.

I am a member in the Seattle office where I chair the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group. My practice emphasizes environmental remedial actions and sediment cleanups, environmental contribution litigation, and toxic tort litigation. I also have substantial experience in the areas of product liability and landslide/geologic movement litigation. I have represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the state of Washington. I was named by Seattle Magazine as one of Seattle’s “Top Lawyers” in Environmental Law, 2003. I have also been recognized by the Seattle Met magazine as a “Top Lawyer” in Environmental Law for 2010, a designation based upon Martindale-Hubbell's ranking of those practitioners in King County who have been judged by their peers to be “AV Preeminent”—the highest peer-review rating available.. In 2007, I was lead counsel in two lengthy trials involving CERCLA and MTCA liability and remediation issues, including the unique question of whether wood waste in a marine environment constituted a CERCLA or MTCA “hazardous substance.”. I am currently lead counsel on two sites that are some of the first to be pursued by Washington State under the Puget Sound Initiative.. I have represented clients in seven environmental and toxic tort class action lawsuits.. I have represented national and international corporations in environmental regulatory and contribution/cost recovery lawsuits. I have handled a wide variety of environmental cases involving PCBs, dioxin, petroleum distillates, wood preservatives, solvents, arsenic, pesticides, and heavy metals.  I also have significant experience in environmental dredging and precision dredging environmental remedial actions, and served as common counsel for a large group of companies who are remediating a hazardous waste site in Eastern Washington.. I have represented clients in environmental regulatory matters, including the investigation and remediation of soil, groundwater and sediment contamination, handling and disposal of hazardous substances, regulatory penalties and appeals.. I have represented clients in negotiations with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington Department of Ecology and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.. I have represented various businesses and manufacturers in toxic tort and product liability litigation.  Recently, my toxic tort work has focused on the subject of airborne contaminant (fume) claims and lawsuits relating to claimed exposure to commercial cleaning products.. I have represented clients in landslide and geologic movement lawsuits.. Provided reservation-of-rights defense, with respect to toxic tort and a variety of environmental claims, to many different clients on behalf of several insurance carriers.

Greg concentrates his practice on complex litigation, environmental and land use law, and construction law.  His environmental practice focuses primarily on complex superfund litigation and natural resource damages claims under CERCLA and Washington’s Model Toxics Control Act.  Greg represents clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 100 companies in matters involving contaminated property remediation, and frequently counsels clients on environmental risk and liability strategies (analysis of cost recovery options, potential pursuit of contribution claims against prior owners and operators, and consideration of coverage claims against insurers); negotiates remediation agreements, access agreements, and settlement agreements; and prosecutes or defends environmental claims under applicable state or federal law. He also has substantial experience representing clients in multi-party allocations, and has been extensively engaged in three of the largest Superfund sites in the Pacific Northwest.. Greg also frequently advises clients in stormwater permitting and management related issues, defends clients in actions brought under the Clean Water Act, and assists clients with water quality permit compliance and stormwater management issues.. Greg is an experienced construction law attorney. He represents owners and developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in a variety of matters, including drafting and negotiating construction contracts, and litigating lien foreclosure actions, construction defect claims, and complex construction claim disputes.. In addition to his environmental and construction practice, Greg has also litigated a variety of other cases, ranging from commercial contract and business disputes, to personal injury and product liability actions. Greg has extensive experience managing complex litigation in state and federal court, and has represented clients through mediation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and trial.. Greg has the highest possible rating on Avvo, the leading lawyer-rating website, and since 2013, has been recognized as a Super Lawyer’s Rising Star®.

Former regulatory lawyer and experienced litigator, defending clients against environmental claims brought by EPA and state agencies, and counseling real estate, lending, and industrial clients on environmental compliance and contracting for environmental risk in real estate transactions.

Erika represents clients in environmental litigation and regulatory compliance matters, including actions under the Clean Water Act, state water quality laws, CERCLA, and state Superfund statutes.. Erika comes to Beveridge & Diamond with extensive civil litigation experience. As an Associate at Cole | Wathen | Lead | Hall, her practice focused on litigation defense for insurance carriers, businesses, and individuals in a broad range of state and federal matters at each stage of litigation, including settlement negotiations, mediations, arbitration, and trial. Prior to Cole | Wathen | Leid | Hall, Erika represented plaintiffs in diverse civil litigation matters.. Erika earned her B.A. from Middlebury College, graduating magna cum laude with a double major in Political Science and Environmental Studies (high honors in Environmental Studies).. Erika received her law degree from Lewis & Clark law school, graduating with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. During law school, Erika was on the Lewis & Clark Law Review editorial board, competed in Moot Court and received the Pro Bono Honors Award in recognition of her commitment to public interest volunteer work.

Doug lives on Mercer Island with his wife, son and daughter. When not practicing law, he enjoys spending time with his family, flyfishing, surfing, scuba diving and exploring. He also has a small hobby oyster farm, producing Kumamoto and Pacific oysters at Camano Island north of Seattle for consumption by his friends and family.

David focuses his practice primarily on environmental litigation, water rights, and regulatory defense. He represents clients in cost recovery actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), in land use appeals, and in construction defect claims.. David brings a wealth of experience from his previous position as an assistant attorney general in the Ecology Division of the Washington Attorney General’s Office (Ecology) where he advised clients on complex environmental and natural resource issues, and litigated a variety of matters before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, including water quality penalties, conditional no exposure certifications, and water right relinquishment orders. David has handled cases through all phases of litigation from taking expert depositions to arguing before the state court of appeals. David also has significant experience with the energy facilities site locations act and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).. David honed his legal writing during law school as a judicial extern for Judge Stephen Dwyer on Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals. David also volunteered for the Thurston County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project, where he helped tenants facing imminent eviction.

Connie Sue Martin has more than a decade of environmental law experience. Her practice focuses on environmental and natural resource litigation, with special expertise as counsel for Indian tribes, particularly in natural resource damage claims. Connie Sue has represented clients in dozens of environmental matters, including citizen suits under CERCLA and the CWA, CERCLA and MTCA contribution and cost recovery cases, FERC proceedings, and challenges to land use permit decisions and water rights.

Bridget Schuster has over nine years of experience, including business litigation, insurance coverage, and environmental cleanups.  She was named Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2016, 2017, and 2018.  Prior to entering private practice, she clerked for the Washington State Court of Appeals - Division Two.  Bridget spent five years on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Girlchoir from 2013 to 2018, and now leads a local Girl Scout troop.  She has been a volunteer attorney for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project since 2015.