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Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

Environment

USA Guide 2026 : Indiana


Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

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Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP (PSRB) is one of the leading environmental law firms in Indiana and has focused on this area since the firm opened. Our attorneys have decades of experience in front of both federal and state regulatory agencies, and our clients benefit from our knowledge of the complex history behind environmental laws. Our team includes engineers and environmental science majors that feel comfortable with industrial processes. Our technical and scientific backgrounds allow us to fully understand clients’ special needs and to creatively solve their environmental legal problems from compliance counseling to enforcement to permitting.

PSRB works with clients on a broad variety of regulation and permitting under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), as well as the corresponding state programs implementing these federal acts. We assist clients with cleanups and responses performed under both state and federal programs. We have experience working with local governmental authorities for your environmental issues, and can assist with due diligence and compliance issues around the country. PSRB’s environmental attorneys are comfortable with both administrative and litigation within courts ensuring that your same team can handle your issues from start to finish. Finally, PSRB will help you structure your transactions to limit or control your environmental liabilities.

Industries (12)

  • Agribusiness
  • Education & Schools
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Health Care & Life Sciences
  • Individuals & Closely Held Businesses
  • Manufacturing
  • Municipalities & Government
  • Nonprofit & Religious Organizations
  • Petroleum Marketers
  • Real Estate Development & Construction
  • Technology
  • Waste Services

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Environment - Indiana

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP demonstrates an impressive environmental practice and houses a strong bench of attorneys experienced in handling the full range of environmental matters. The firm assists clients with regulatory compliance matters and insurance recovery and cleanup, in addition to offering expertise in CERCLA cases and toxic tort defense litigation. It works with a diverse client base that includes those from the public and utilities sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Plews Shadley Racher & Braun assisted Gebhart Holdings in the acquisition of a secondary aluminum smelter with known environmental compliance issues, specifically in meeting federal and local compliance goals.

Strengths

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  • The firm is expert in Indiana environmental law, and is great at working with the right people at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

    Environment respondentUSA
  • It is very well versed in local environmental laws and familiar with regulators.

    Environment respondentUSA
  • They look for solutions by understanding the current regulations and past experience. PSR&B look to resolve the matter and not string the client along.

    Environment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Amy Romig
    Band 1Amy Romig

    Amy Romig

    Amy Romig has a fine environmental practice and is active on permitting issues and enforcement actions. Her expertise covers matters pertaining to air, water and solid waste, among other issues.
    • Amy was simply the poster child for an excellent legal adviser!

      Environment respondentUSA
    • Amy is one of the best, if not the best, environmental attorney I have ever worked with; she outshines others in her knowledge, tenacity and willingness to help bring a solution to the table.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 1George Plews
    Band 1George Plews

    George Plews

    George Plews is a prominent figure in the Indiana environment arena who is particularly noted for his expertise in environmental and insurance-related litigation matters.
  • Band 2Daniel Cory
    Band 2Daniel Cory

    Daniel Cory

    Daniel Cory works on an array of environmental matters, including transactional, compliance and litigation issues.

    • Dan is an excellent lawyer; great at communicating complex issues in a way non-legal folks can understand.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 3Peter M Racher
    Band 3Peter M Racher

    Peter M Racher

    Peter Racher covers matters such as environmental cost recovery claims, toxic torts and class actions.

Ranked Individuals at Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP (4)

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