Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Mississippi
Band 2
Contact number
+1 601 965 1900About
Provided by Watkins & Eager PLLC
Watkins & Eager's Environmental Practice Group offers years of extensive experience from a broad prospective, unlike typical private practice firms. Our attorneys have prior legal and technical experience in environmental consulting and the oil and gas industry, as well as in-house counsel for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. This broad range of experience allows our attorneys to provide representation with a solid understanding of the clients' needs and goals. It also allows us to effectively attain success for our clients through favorable permit terms, creative financing and development of contaminated sites, identification of potential environmental issues on the front end, cost-effective solutions to compliance issues and solving third party actions prior to litigation. Additionally, our firm has unique experience involving environmental issues in bankruptcy.
This broad base of experience is the foundation of the Watkins & Eager environmental legal practice, including:
- Air, Water, Solid and Hazardous Waste Permitting
- Air, Water, Solid and Hazardous Waste Compliance
- Bankruptcies Involving Contaminated Sites
- Brownfields Development
- Federal and State Agency Enforcement Defense
- Federal and State Grant and Loan Counsel
- NEPA and ESA Compliance
- Real Estate Environmental Due Diligence
- Solid and Groundwater Remediation Issues
- Water and Sewer Infrastructure Issues
- Wetlands Permitting and Water Quality Certifications
Chambers Review
Watkins & Eager has a broad environmental practice with significant technical expertise. The firm is noted for its in-depth knowledge of water quality and wetlands issues, and is recognized for quality representation of public entities and its work on environmental matters involving industrial and commercial real estate, notably in relation to contentious permitting and compliance matters. Watkins & Eager also maintains notable environment expertise in relation to the development of greenfield property.
Work Highlights
- Watkins & Eager represented Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District in the development of a flood control project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Watkins & Eager is always responsive and proactive to my needs."
"The W&E Team has star players."
"Watkins & Eager is always responsive and proactive to my needs."
"The W&E Team has star players."
Notable Practitioners
Keith Turner is noted for his experience in water, hazardous waste and groundwater remediation matters, as well as air permitting. He leads Watkins & Eager's environmental practice in Mississippi.
"Keith provides a unique perspective as a former environmental consultant which strengthens the perspective of the W&E team."
Betty Ruth Fox is commended for her handling of environmental compliance and enforcement actions, as well as permitting. Clients benefit from her previous experience working within the MDEQ.
"Betty Ruth's best qualities are responsiveness and her ability to understand client issues."
Ranked Lawyers at
Watkins & Eager PLLC
Mississippi
Clients
Provided by Watkins & Eager PLLC
Baymont Bathware
City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Entergy Services
Headwaters, Inc.
JTB Furniture Mfg, Co.
Longin Oil, LLC
Mississippi Silicon
Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District
Team Waste
West Rankin Utility Authority
Industries
Provided by Watkins & Eager PLLC
Governmental entities, Manufacturers, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Chemicals