Environmental Law
Chester Willcox & Saxbe attorneys represent clients in all aspects of environmental law including:
- enforcement defense
- comprehensive permitting
- administrative proceedings and rulemakings
- facility-wide compliance assurance
- pollution prevention and sustainable business
- transactional, OSHA and general environmental litigation
We provide advice in all environmental media including water, waste, hazardous substances, toxic materials, natural resources and energy. Our lawyers regularly appear before various state and federal regulatory agencies including Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Health, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Ohio Attorney General's Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as numerous administrative boards and commissions and state and federal courts.
Representative industry sectors include:
- Electric Power Generation
- City and Municipal
- Aggregate Materials Processing
- Pulp and Paper
- Manufacturing
- Asphalt
- Mining
- Real Estate/Commercial Development
- Automotive
- Foundries
- Medical
Our environmental practice group assists our business, real estate, transactional and zoning lawyers with respect to all environmental aspects of acquisitions, redevelopment, property development and divestitures. We also defend industrial and business clients in all aspects of litigation, including governmental investigation and prosecution, toxic tort, private disputes and citizens' suits.
Attorneys in this area:
April R. Bott, Chair
John W. Bentine
J. Richard Emens
Nathaniel S. Orosz
Joseph C. Pickens
Elizabeth M. Stanton
Publications & Important Client Information:
Cap and Trade Emission Credits-Placating Business and Environment