Atty. Lesley A. Firestone
Lesley Firestone advises clients on a wide range of environmental matters, including permitting, regulatory compliance, and transactional support for the acquisition and development of contaminated properties. She also provides strategic counsel on environmental liability considerations in business transactions.
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Lesley A. Firestone is a business, real estate, estate litigation, litigation, and environmental attorney based in Charleston, South Carolina, practicing at Moore & Van Allen PLLC. Educated at The University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2011). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Administrative / Regulatory Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Energy Law (2026). Serands clients in Charleston, SC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Lesley Firestone advises clients on a wide range of environmental matters, including permitting, regulatory compliance, and transactional support for the acquisition and development of contaminated properties
- She also provides strategic counsel on environmental liability considerations in business transactions
- Lesley regularly represents clients before the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services in matters involving Brownfield Agreements, underground storage tanks, solid waste regulations, NPDES permitting, and hazardous waste compliance
- She also counsels clients on wetlands and coastal resource management issues before the U.S
- Army Corps of Engineers and the S.C
- Bureau of Coastal Management, as well as Endangered Species Act matters before the U.S
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- In addition to her advisory work, Lesley represents clients in litigation, handling requests for information, enforcement actions before administrative agencies, and challenges to permitting decisions before administrative agencies and the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, as well as appeals to the South Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
- She also has extensive experience representing lenders and developers in the financing and development of solar farm projects, guiding clients through permitting, regulatory requirements, and environmental risk management to support sustainable energy initiatives
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Lesley A. Firestone's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Lesley A. Firestone handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Lesley A. Firestone is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in South Carolina →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Lesley A. Firestone is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in South Carolina →
Lesley A. Firestone is one of 20,023 estate litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse estate litigation attorneys in South Carolina →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Lesley A. Firestone is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in South Carolina →
Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
Lesley A. Firestone is one of 56,434 environmental attorneys indexed nationally. Browse environmental attorneys in South Carolina →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in South Carolina
Practicing law in South Carolina. Legal matters in South Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Charleston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate South Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in South Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in South Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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