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Environmental Litigation Service
Annapolis, Maryland Environmental Litigation Attorneys: Even the most environmentally conscientious companies or individuals may find themselves at odds with the complex array of federal, state and local environmental regulations, or the target of environmental claims. At Rich and Henderson, our law firm represents individuals, groups, companies and local governments in filing or defending against environmental claims. We represent clients throughout Maryland and other states in civil actions and in administrative proceedings relating to regulatory compliance, permitting, water rights, property contamination and development. Our office also represents developers confronted with a wide variety of environmental regulations when investing in real estate near the Chesapeake Bay.
With offices in Annapolis and Easton, Maryland, Rich and Henderson, P.C. invites businesses, developers, property owners or individuals to schedule a consultation with our experienced environmental litigation attorneys.
Regulatory Administrative Issues
Our firm has successfully defended clients in a wide range of regulatory matters, offering big firm results at cost-effective rates. We are extensively schooled in all aspects of environmental law, natural resources law and land use enforcement issues before state, federal and local administrative agencies. We have capably represented our clientele on issues involving:
- Air, water, soil and drinking water pollution
- Protection of endangered species and habitat
- Hazardous and solid waste management
- Mining and dredging
- Wetlands, Critical Areas and other sensitive lands
- Environmental assessments
- CERCLA (Superfund) and RCRA corrective action claims
- Underground storage tanks
Our lawyers routinely appear before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Maryland Critical Areas Commission (MCAC), Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, local zoning and planning boards, and county boards of appeal on these environmental issues. The cases address everything from appropriate levels of contaminant remediation, corrective measures to address non-compliance, penalties, challenges of permit denials, the adequacy of reporting and documentation required by various regulatory programs, to claims by neighbors.
Civil Litigation
We provide surefooted legal representation of companies or individuals in both defending against and filing claims in Maryland State and federal courts. The matters we handle range from alleged improper construction of piers, illegal disposal of toxic chemicals, improper construction of wastewater treatment facilities, failure to issue appropriate permits and approvals for water supply or landfill construction to defenses against allegations of historic disposal of hazardous waste under Superfund.
Contact Tim Henderson or Mark Gabler for representation and advice on environmental litigation matters.
The firm enjoys professional relationships in a number of Mid-Atlantic States (i.e. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.) and in Massachusetts, Tennessee and Wisconsin. In Maryland, we serve our clients in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George`s, Queen Anne`s, St. Mary`s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties.