Environmental Cleanup Lawyers
171 verified environmental cleanup attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Environmental Cleanup counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
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Robert L Gutman is a lawyer practicing landlord and tenant law, real estate, commercial litigation and 240 other areas of law. Robert received a B.S. ...
Matthew Tollin is a lawyer practicing adoption, alimony, immigration and 415 other areas of law. Matthew received a degree from Georgetown University ...
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Geoffrey D. Smith has over 24 years of attorney experience in the areas of health care law, environmental law, administrative law, general civil litig...
John Paul Ashworth is a lawyer practicing commercial law, environmental and real property, business litigation and 14 other areas of law. John receive...
Ms. Kyle Anne Gray is a lawyer practicing environmental litigation, civil appellate litigation, constitutional law and 5 other areas of law.
Mr. Rodney Glenn Gregory is a lawyer practicing dram shop liability, liquor liability, business litigation and 214 other areas of law.
Samuel Ross Ducote is a lawyer practicing libel, slander and defamation, dui/dwi, personal injury and 44 other areas of law. Samuel received a B.A. de...
Jared G. Carter is a lawyer practicing real estate, adverse possession, boundary disputes and 47 other areas of law.
Brian Edward Lawler is a lawyer practicing easements, land acquisitions, land sales and 67 other areas of law. Brian received a degree from Dartmouth ...
Mr. Glenn Lyle Maximilian Swetman is a lawyer practicing litigation, real property, complex and multi-district litigation and 21 other areas of law.
Benjamin H. Ballard is a lawyer practicing commercial law, business enterprises, business formation and 21 other areas of law.
Mr Casey Christopher Kepple is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 7, business formation and 248 other areas of law. Casey has been lic...
Er Virginian AtkinsonR, NuLL-OuT is a lawyer practicing business law, aerial chemical application, agribusiness and 100 other areas of law. Virginian ...
Madeline Ahlgren is a lawyer practicing environmental law, corporate commercial law, commercial real estate and 38 other areas of law. Madeline receiv...
Jacqueline Ann Simmons is a lawyer practicing environmental law, chemical regulation, business and 23 other areas of law. Jacqueline received a B.A. d...
Douglas Joseph Parry is a lawyer practicing complex commercial litigation, real estate law, real estate development and 14 other areas of law. Douglas...
Sherri Marie Kirk is a lawyer practicing planning & land use, brownfields redevelopment, business law and 23 other areas of law. Sherri received a B.S...
Kevin G. O'Donovan is a lawyer practicing insurance coverage, reinsurance arbitration, admiralty law and 49 other areas of law.
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H. Coleman Switkay is a lawyer practicing business, admiralty law, maritime law and 48 other areas of law.
Frank P. DeGiulio is a lawyer practicing admiralty law, litigation, insurance law and 49 other areas of law.
Michael B. McCauley is a lawyer practicing general practice, admiralty law, insurance and 49 other areas of law.
N. Marlene Fleming is a lawyer practicing environmental law, air pollution, air quality and 349 other areas of law.
John Christopher Pierson is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, environmental law, environmental auditing and 12 other areas of law. John received a...
Steven R. Gray is a lawyer practicing environmental law, environmental cleanup, environmental property remediation and 3 other areas of law.
William Charles Dale is a lawyer practicing environmental cleanup, construction and engineering, general corporate. William has been licensed for 73 y...
Gayle Buttram Carlson is a lawyer practicing agricultural law, air quality, alternative dispute resolution and 32 other areas of law. Gayle received a...
Mark Robert Sargis is a lawyer practicing land use & zoning, business, environmental health and safety and 9 other areas of law. Mark received a B.A. ...
Matthew Watsky has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, as well as a rating as a"SuperLawyer" in New ...
Paul H. Dué is a lawyer practicing personal injury, wrongful death litigation, product liability and 119 other areas of law.
Mr. Frederick Eisenbud is a lawyer practicing environmental law and litigation, municipal litigation, brownfields applications and 65 other areas of l...
Hon. Bram D E Canter is a lawyer practicing environmental, land use, environmental permitting and 6 other areas of law.
Richard Walter Raushenbush is a lawyer practicing environmental litigation, contaminated properties, energy & utilities and 5 other areas of law. Rich...
James Robert Arnold is a lawyer practicing environmental law, brownfields redevelopment, underground storage tanks and 28 other areas of law. James re...
Steven Paul McDonald is a lawyer practicing environmental regulation, environmental litigation, environmental cleanup and 10 other areas of law. Steve...
Ross Mitchel Johnston is a lawyer practicing air pollution, air quality, brownfields redevelopment and 51 other areas of law. Ross received a B.A. deg...
Joseph G Maternowski is a lawyer practicing commercial, construction & development, brownfields redevelopment and 57 other areas of law. Joseph receiv...
Kathryn Anne Buckner is a lawyer practicing environmental law, appellate practice, environmental cleanup and 7 other areas of law. Kathryn received a ...
James P. Enright is a lawyer practicing environmental cleanup, brownfields redevelopment, air quality and 9 other areas of law.
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T Philip Leader is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, municipal law, real estate and 429 other areas of law. T received a A.B. degree from Colle...
Mr. Carter was born February 25, 1935 in Wingate, Texas and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1963.
Malcolm C. Weiss is a lawyer practicing clean air act, climate change, environmental auditing and 8 other areas of law.
Bruce Philip Howard is a lawyer practicing environmental law, brownfields redevelopment, environmental cleanup and 1 other area of law. Bruce received...
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Jay Adam Jaffe is a lawyer practicing environmental law, nj industrial site recovery act (isra), spill compensation and control act and 10 other areas...
David Alan Roth is a lawyer practicing environmental law, environmental compliance, environmental health and safety and 13 other areas of law. David r...
Susan Jill Crane is a lawyer practicing environmental compliance, environmental cleanup, environmental liability and 2 other areas of law. Susan recei...
Rebecca L Takacs is a lawyer practicing litigation, environmental law, toxic torts and 342 other areas of law. Rebecca received a B.B.A. degree from U...
Curtis Charles Coon is a lawyer practicing administrative hearings and appeals, administrative law, agency and distributorships and 234 other areas of...
Allan Byers Bakalian is a lawyer practicing land use, probate, regulatory and 40 other areas of law. Allan received a B.A. degree from St.
Richard Q. Whelan is a lawyer practicing admiralty law, personal injury law, product liability law and 50 other areas of law.
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Bryan D Scofield is a lawyer practicing maritime law, oil and gas law, insurance defense and 28 other areas of law. Bryan received a B.A. degree from ...
Brent Gerald Cheney is a lawyer practicing complex litigation, environmental law, environmental cleanup and 5 other areas of law. Brent received a B.S...
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Steve N. Siegel is a lawyer practicing environmental cleanup, occupational safety and health (osha), business and 1 other area of law.
Elizabeth H. Temkin is a lawyer practicing real estate, environmental law, environmental litigation and 3 other areas of law.
What is Environmental Cleanup?
Environmental Cleanup is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, environmental cleanup sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way environmental cleanup works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Environmental Cleanup attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Environmental Cleanup lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 171 verified environmental cleanup attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need an Environmental Cleanup attorney?
Most people contact an environmental cleanup lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for environmental cleanup representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by an environmental cleanup lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 171 environmental cleanup attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose an Environmental Cleanup attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing an environmental cleanup lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of environmental cleanup experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does an Environmental Cleanup lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay an environmental cleanup lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for environmental cleanup attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side environmental cleanup work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing environmental cleanup needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about environmental cleanup
How quickly can an environmental cleanup lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a environmental cleanup lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many environmental cleanup attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does an typical environmental cleanup matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are environmental cleanup lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between environmental cleanup and the related practice areas?
Environmental Cleanup overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find environmental cleanup attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the environmental cleanup roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Environmental Cleanup Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Environmental Cleanup by State
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