Michael J. Pattwell

Michael J. Pattwell manages high-stakes litigation and resolves complex regulatory and transactional impasses in environmental, energy and political law matters.

Michael is a litigator and regulatory attorney and is well-versed in the ever-changing federal and state statutes and regulations governing environmental due diligence, liability, compliance, remediation, and permitting; natural resource extraction and transportation; utility ratemaking; electric generation and transmission; campaign finance; and elections. Where these laws intersect with complicated fact patterns, Michael excels at producing plain verbal and written advocacy that decision makers can easily digest and appreciate.

He has represented a wide array of clients (including financial institutions, insurers, service stations, manufacturers, foundries, road and bridge builders, municipalities, agribusinesses, environmental contractors, real estate developers, golf courses, extractive industries, pipelines, airlines, gaming companies, and energy-intensive businesses) with great success before federal and state courts and administrative tribunals. He has also worked closely with state legislators, regulators, and trade associations on major policy initiatives resulting in the amendment of numerous environmental and energy laws. While the bulk of Michael’s work has been for the private sector, his practice benefits from the unique perspectives gained while serving as special counsel for state legislators and as a special assistant attorney general for state agencies.

Michael serves as the Director of the firm’s Environmental Litigation group and heads the firm’s Flint Water Litigation Defense Team. He acts as Lead Counsel for the Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity (ABATE), a group of large businesses associated for the purpose of promoting reasonable, competitive, and nondiscriminatory energy rates and conditions of service.

Services:

- Environmental Assessments, Due Diligence & Audits

- Mergers & Acquisitions

- Real Estate Services

- Regulatory Advice & Counsel

- White Collar Criminal Defense