Your Environmental Law Partner
I practice environmental law. For more than 25 years, I have worked on transactions, cleanups, litigation, and compliance involving all kinds of current and former property uses, including manufacturing, storage and medical facilities, gas stations, dry cleaners, renewable energy projects (wind and solar), mill sites, agricultural land, landfills (and former landfills), housing projects, and forestlands.
I strive to understand my clients short and long-term business objectives and provide options, solutions and advice tailored to meet those objectives.
Areas of Focus
TRANSACTIONS
COST RECOVERY & INSURANCE
DUE DILIGENCE
I partner with buyers, brokers, developers, sellers, owners, law firms, lawyers, and consultants with transactions involving contaminated properties. I have negotiated dozens of agreements (including Prospective Purchaser Agreements) with governmental agencies to help manage environmental liabilities. I also work with both landlords and tenants in allocating risk and responsibilities for environmental liabilities in leases.
DUE DILIGENCE
COST RECOVERY & INSURANCE
DUE DILIGENCE
I assist with environmental due diligence in buying and selling contaminated properties, including reviewing Phase I, Phase II and other environmental reports, and advising clients on risks and red flags associated with property acquisition, ownership and use.
COST RECOVERY & INSURANCE
COST RECOVERY & INSURANCE
COST RECOVERY & INSURANCE
I strategize with clients on options for recovering environmental assessment and cleanup costs (including insurance coverage). I also work with insurance companies to protect their client’s interests in defending against environmental liabilities.
ASSESSMENT & CLEANUP
PERMITTING & COMPLIANCE
COST RECOVERY & INSURANCE
I work with clients and their consultants on options for assessing and cleaning up contaminated properties, and have helped obtain dozens of site closures, NFAs, comfort letters, and Certifications of Completions.
PERMITTING & COMPLIANCE
PERMITTING & COMPLIANCE
PERMITTING & COMPLIANCE
I advise clients on permitting and compliance, including solid and hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, and air. I also assist with reporting and responding to permit violations.
About
I moved from Southern California to Oregon in the 1980s to go to the University of Oregon. I received both my undergraduate and law degrees from U of O. Go Ducks. In law school, I was the Editor-in-Chief of the Oregon Law Review.
Out of law school, I learned the art of trial craft as a trial court clerk and criminal defense lawyer. I then joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC where I spent more than 25 years of practicing environmental law both as a litigator and a transaction lawyer. At Schwabe, I came to love the challenge and satisfaction of helping clients balance risk and opportunity in working with contaminated properties. In 2024, I started this law practice in Portland to focus intentionally on serving my clients and the community.
Outside the office, I have been blissfully married for more than 25 years and my wife and I have two wonderful sons. I also enjoy easy hikes, crows, golfing poorly, running slowly, riding my motorcycle short distances, and throwing starfish back into the ocean.
I have been honored to be associated with the University of Oregon, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, the Imago Dei Community, Community of Hope, Trinity Academy of Portland, and Proud Ground, to name a few.
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