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Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP

Environment

USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina


Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP

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Our environmental lawyers handle toxic tort and environmental litigation, serving as lead or local counsel and coordinating cases nationwide. The team also advises on regulatory compliance and conducts environmental due diligence for corporate and real estate transactions. We have extensive experience in substantive areas of importance to toxic tort litigation, such as toxicology, epidemiology, chemical fate and transport, and modeling. They have represented clients in cases involving chemicals and environmental agents, including emerging contaminants, environmental emergencies, and multi-jurisdictional litigation.

Toxic Tort Litigation: We defend cases involving chemical and environmental exposure, addressing claims of personal injury, medical monitoring, property damage, and fear of future illness.

Environmental Litigation: We represent clients in federal and state civil and criminal actions, citizen suits, and private cost recovery disputes, including corporate litigation over contractual and statutory claims. Our experience includes hazardous substance regulation, air and groundwater modeling, and administrative proceedings.

Environmental Regulatory: We assist clients in navigating federal, state, and local environmental regulations, drawing on decades of experience with the DOJ, EPA, and state agencies.

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Environment - North Carolina

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Womble Bond Dickinson has a go-to environmental litigation practice, with extensive toxic tort expertise and notable experience in high-stakes mass tort actions on a local and a nationwide scale. The firm is also active in regulatory compliance, regularly conducting environmental due diligence in connection with corporate and real estate transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Womble Bond Dickinson served as lead environmental counsel to D.R. Horton, advising on brownfield redevelopment work and environmental disclosures on development projects.

Strengths

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  • They have a high level of service quality and are very responsive.

    Environment respondentUSA
  • Womble Bond Dickinson is very responsive and extremely knowledgeable on the subject matter.

    Environment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Bradford A De Vore
    Band 2Bradford A De Vore

    Bradford A De Vore

    Bradford De Vore is noted for his broad experience in toxic tort and environmental litigation, and is frequently involved in high-stakes environmental contamination disputes.
    • He has very sophisticated and up-to-date expertise.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 2Lisa K Rushton
    Band 2Lisa K Rushton

    Lisa K Rushton

    Lisa Rushton is recognized for her notable expertise on environmental due diligence pertaining to real estate and corporate transactions. She also counsels on wastewater and development projects.
  • Band 3Susan Cooper
    Band 3Susan Cooper

    Susan Cooper

    Susan Cooper maintains a sophisticated practice specializing in brownfields redevelopment, environmental due diligence and regulatory compliance.
    • Susan is a skilled and experienced environmental lawyer.

      Environment respondentUSA
    • Susan delivers on all levels - knowledge, sophistication, responsiveness - and she is extremely pleasant to work with.

      Environment respondentUSA

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