Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C. services

Our attorneys represented a client in one of the first administrative enforcement actions under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 in EPA Region VIII. The firm also has been engaged in significant compliance counseling on this program for other clients. Joe Guida helped establish, and has served as a member of, the Dallas County Local Emergency Planning Committee (“LEPC”), which was appointed pursuant to EPCRA and chaired the LEPC’s “Right-To-Know” Committee. He also initiated, planned, and lectured at, several major conferences on the EPCRA program. Our attorneys have devoted much attention to the potential legal ramifications of environmental-related terrorism on industrial companies.

So-called `black` or `toxic` mold and other indoor air quality issues are an increasingly important concern for landlords, tenants and property managers. Our attorneys have experience in handling mold issues, including mold litigation, environmental due diligence, developing operations and maintenance plans to address mold issues, and hiring and working with mold testing and remediation experts. We also have experience with the regulation and litigation related to asbestos-containing building materials. Notwithstanding the reduction in the use of asbestos in building materials, asbestos is still commonly found in commercial structures and private residences. Our attorneys can assist you in defending against asbestos-related claims, hiring and working with asbestos consultants and abatement contractors, performing asbestos surveys, providing pre-demolition and pre-renovation notifications to state and local authorities, providing notification to employees, tenants, and guests, and conducting asbestos abatement projects.

Our firm has represented clients in the solid and hazardous waste management area before all levels of government. We have represented scores of companies in such matters before EPA Region 6 (Dallas) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”). Over the years, our attorneys have handled solid and hazardous waste management matters in over 20 states outside of Texas. We regularly counsel clients regarding compliance with standards governing waste generators and transporters, and waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. We have negotiated dozens of administrative compliance orders across the country. Furthermore, we have had extensive experience with compliance and enforcement issues associated with local, state, and federal underground storage tank requirements. Our experience with enforcement matters in the solid and hazardous waste management area has encompassed, among other things, preparation of “Part B” hazardous waste facility applications, compliance with operational standards for generators, interim status facilities, and recycling operations, compliance with financial responsibility requirements and record keeping requirements, closure of regulated facilities, and compliance with land disposal restrictions (LDRs). We also have compliance experience relative to medical waste management and licensing of radiological equipment.