Rebecca Wright Pritchett

Practice Areas

Environmental, Energy/Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Government Relation - Federal, State and Local, Economic Development, Utilities and Telecommunications

Career

Adams and Reese Special Counsel Rebecca Pritchett is an experienced environmental, natural resources, and oil and gas attorney, focusing on how regulatory issues impact business operations. With a deep background in environmental and natural resources law, Rebecca’s practice includes environmental permitting and compliance, enforcement defense, brownfield redevelopment, hazardous waste, CERCLA contribution and cost recovery, water quality, water rights, oil & gas exploration and production, mining, timber, legislative drafting, and lobbying.

Rebecca advises developers, property owners, and lenders during the redevelopment of urban and rural brownfield properties and landowners with issues related to wetlands, endangered species, concentrated animal feeding operations, borrow pits, and the construction of logging roads. She has litigated environmental cases in federal and state courts and administrative hearings before state environmental agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Rebecca helps clients deal with all aspects of contaminated property, from environmental permitting and reporting requirements to brownfield redevelopment, financial incentives, and financing options. She also represents clients in CERCLA/Superfund matters, including negotiating administrative orders with EPA, performing multi-party cost allocations, managing cooperating groups of potentially responsible parties (PRPs), and bringing cost recovery actions on behalf of PRP groups.

Rebecca assists commercial, industrial, and municipal utility clients in Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act issues, including regulatory compliance, internal environmental audits, permitting, citizen suit defense, and administrative enforcement defense. Rebecca also works with estate planning and administration attorneys in planning and administering estates with potentially contaminated property.

Rebecca also represents operators, working interest owners, and mineral owners in matters before the Alabama Oil & Gas Board and environmental regulatory matters.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; California State Bar; American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action; Birmingham Commercial Real Estate Women (Birmingham CREW); Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW National); Alabama Water Agencies Working Group, Riparian and Other Legal Issues Focus Area Panel; National Wildlife Federation, Eastern Vice-Chair of Board of Directors

Personal

National Wildlife Federation, Board Member; Alabama Wildlife Federation, Past President; Birmingham Women’s Forum, Incoming President; The Nature Conservancy, Alabama Chapter, Government Relations Advisory Committee Member; University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, Former Trustee; Fresh Water Land Trust President’s Advisory Board, Former Member; Hunting Heritage Foundation, Founding Board Member; Hunters United Now and Tomorrow (H.U.N.T.) Alabama, Founding Board Member; Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program, Outdoor Photography Instructor; Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 93, Former Assistant Den Leader; Former Alabama DHR Foster Parent; Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer; Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust, Former Trustee