Environmental Law Practice Group

Joseph Maternowski serves as Chair of Moss and Barnett's Environmental Law Practice Group.  At Moss & Barnett, we are well prepared to respond to your needs in all areas of environmental law and compliance.  We have extensive experience in the public and private sectors and are familiar with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.  We have broad experience with environmental regulations and permitting matters involving air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste management.

We represent clients in enforcement and permitting proceedings before federal agencies including the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U. S. Department of Transportation.  We also deal routinely with state environmental agencies, such as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, on a range of regulatory and enforcement issues.  For information about federal and state agencies please see the Links at the bottom of this page.

We also represent clients in litigation related to enforcement, insurance coverage matters and disputes involving contaminated property.  We assist clients with the assessment of environmental liability in mergers and acquisitions and in real estate and commercial transactions.

We serve as outside environmental counsel to corporations with operations around the country and the world.  We help clients develop cost-effective environmental management and auditing programs designed to address compliance and permitting issues.  Our experience includes the following areas:

• Enforcement and Permitting Proceedings
• Negotiation and Defense of Administrative and Civil Penalty Demands
• Response to Agency Requests for Information
• Superfund Cost Recovery Litigation
• Potentially Responsible Party Common Counsel Representation
• Defense of Citizen Suits
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Contaminated Property Litigation
• Defense of Environmental Crimes Prosecutions
• Environmental, Health and Safety Audits
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments Under the “All Appropriate Inquires” Standard
• Site Investigation and Remediation Through State Voluntary Cleanup Programs
• Brownfields Site Development
• Assessment of Liability in Mergers and Acquisitions
• Land Use and Zoning
• Project Approvals, Permits and Environmental Review
• Evaluation of Liability in Business and Real Estate Transactions
• Advice on Federal, State and Local Regulations
• Rulemaking Proceedings
• Public Relations Programs

For information about the legal services provided by Moss & Barnett’s Environmental Practice Group, please contact Joseph G. Maternowski at (612) 877-5286 or MaternowskiJ@EnviroAttorney.net.