Environmental Law
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Environmental Law Attorneys
Herrick & Hart's Environmental Law group has a statewide reputation for excellence in the complex litigation issues involving businesses and the environment. Our lawyers have represented clients throughout northwestern Wisconsin in handling the following kinds of environmental law cases:
- Sale of Landfills
- Sale of waste hauling business
- Landfill clean-up
- Purchase of contaminated property for re-development
- Defense of people charged (criminally and civilly) by the State of Wisconsin with
- violation of various environmental regulations
- Private well contamination from nearby landfills
- Responsible party in superfund or cost recovery actions
- Negotiating investigation and/or remediation plans with DNR or other agencies
- Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Act (PECFA) cases
- Disputing or contesting DNR actions/decisions
- Regulatory matters for businesses
- Contract disputes involving environmental issues or businesses
- Obtaining DNR involvement in individual disputes
- Interviewing and contracting with environmental consultants
- Seeking contributions from prior landowners/users for contamination of property
- Phase 1 environmental site assessments
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues
- Air and water pollution
- Environmental emissions
- Environmental liability
- Hazardous materials
- Toxic spills
- Groundwater
- Underground fuel and storage tanks
- Water way issues
- Dredging
- Industrial discharge and industrial waste
- Emission controls
- Insurance coverage issues
Ours is one of the few law firms in the northwestern Wisconsin with the experience and expertise to handle a wide range of environmental law issues, from private property damage and defending alleged violations of environmental law, to landfill remediation.
The Environmental Law Group is led by Attorney Stephanie Finn. Prior to joining the firm, Stephanie worked with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assisting in drafting administrative code that governs Wisconsin Environmental Law agencies today. For more than a decade, Attorney Finn and the business lawyers of Herrick & Hart have used her knowledge of Wisconsin's law and code to overcome complex legal issues for municipalities, industrial companies, business owners, public groups, and private citizens.
When Wisconsin enacted special statutory procedures for the remediation of complex and costly municipal landfill remediation, the DNR sought Herrick & Hart's Environmental Law Group leader, Attorney Stephanie Finn to serve as the State's first officially appointed umpire. Attorney Finn brought resolution to an otherwise costly and time-consuming process. For municipalities facing enormous lawsuits, Attorney Finn has successfully mediated the landfill cost recovery actions between the municipality that operated now closed landfills and the many businesses who had contributed waste to the landfills during their lifetime.
The Environmental Law Group is at home negotiation with the DNR and working through the ensuring corrective process, arguing against the agency to combat excessive controls, negotiate fines and settlements with agencies, or suing the agency to force their compliance with the administrative code. Attorneys with our Environmental Law Group are often seen attending public hearings addressing citizen's concerns and speaking to groups to explain the complexities of a new or ongoing environmental issue.
Whether you are a homeowner dealing with contaminated well water or a business owner seeking to streamline costs for a recovery process, Herrick & Hart has the experience to make a significant difference in the outcome. Fore more information about our environmental practice, click on the following title from the FAQs section on this website.
Environmental Law
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