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McMahon DeGulis LLP

Environment

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McMahon DeGulis LLP

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Environment - Ohio

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What the Team is Known For
McMahon DeGulis LLP is a highly regarded boutique with expertise covering the full range of environmental law. It possesses particular strength in brownfield matters, as well as integrated planning work related to the CWA. The team is also noted for its permitting, compliance and enforcement counsel on air pollution issues. It represents significant municipal and private clients across Ohio as advisory and litigation counsel.
Strengths

They are outstanding; they provide very practical, business-savvy counsel.

Their depth of knowledge on all things environmental stands out. They have been extremely responsive and exceeded expectations for services.

Work Highlights

McMahon DeGulis represented Lorain County as they worked to create a new regional water reclamation district to improve water quality and eliminate overlapping wastewater services.

Notable practitioners
David Nash
David Nash continues to maintain a sophisticated environmental and energy practice, and is regarded as an expert in issues including hazardous waste regulation and permitting.

David is an outstanding lawyer and continues to be an invaluable resource.


Louis L McMahon
Louis McMahon is renowned for his environmental compliance expertise. He is best known for his expert counsel and legal strategy in Clean Water Act Integrated Planning.

Louis is a very experienced Clean Water Act lawyer. He is very knowledgeable, collaborative and creative in his problem-solving.

Louis is very knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with. He has a great way of presenting details about a case in a clear and concise manner. His personality just draws you in.


Gregory J DeGulis
Gregory DeGulis is an accomplished environmental litigator, with a wealth of experience defending clients in disputes revolving around insurance coverage, hazardous waste, CERCLA and other issues.

He is very strong on environmental litigation; he gets to the real issues.

He has particularly strong knowledge of CERCLA remediation matters. He is a guru on that.


Wendlene Lavey
Wendlene Lavey has wide-ranging environmental expertise and regularly advises clients on compliance, permitting and enforcement matters, among others.

She is brilliant; she understands the detail of things that most people do not and provides really sophisticated advice.

Wendy is a true professional and a pleasure to work with.

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