Environmental Matters

Through the firm’s experience with South Carolina public and private development projects, the attorneys frequently encounter environmental issues, including permitting problems, as well as clean-up of environmentally contaminated sites and the associated liability.  The attorneys understand the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and related state clean-up regulations and their impact on client projects.  The firm represents businesses, property owners, developers, and environmental groups in permitting disputes, clean-up matters, and CERCLA litigation.  The firm also helps ensure responsible parties are held accountable for their share of cleanup costs.

The firm has been at the forefront of significant environmental litigation involving land use, coastal permitting, navigable waters disputes, and wetland permitting and litigation.  The firm also handles waste management disputes, representing parties seeking locations for landfills and disposal of hazardous materials, as well as neighboring property owners and environmental protection organizations attempting to halt such development.

Clients also include a number of local governments whom the firm has successfully assisted with wetlands permitting issues, water use disputes, storm water permitting and waste management issues.