Thomas Grever

Practice Areas

Environmental Toxic Tort and Exposure Litigation; OSHA Environmental Litigation; Environmental and Regulatory Counseling; Environmental Due Diligence and Transactions

Career

Tom counsels and litigates in all aspects of environmental law, including air, water, hazardous waste, Superfund and natural resource damages. He assists clients in negotiating and obtaining environmental permits from state and federal environmental agencies and defending these permits from legal challenges. His practice includes significant focus on Clean Air Act permitting and enforcement, including new source review, Title V operating permits and hazardous air pollutants. Tom works with clients in a broad range of industries, including utility, cement, agricultural products, mining and chemical manufacturing. Tom's environmental litigation experience includes successful arguments in federal and state courts of appeal. He counsels clients on occupational health and safety issues and OSHA compliance. Tom is the co-chair of Shook’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice Group.

Professional Memberships

American College of Environmental Lawyers, Fellow; Missouri Bar, Environmental and Energy Law Committee, Former Chair; Air & Waste Management Association, Midwest Chapter, Former Chair; American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and National Resources & Environment, Editorial Board

Publications

Considerations for Carbon Reduction Initiatives, American Bar Association, February 27, 2022.

Chevron Deference: Ambiguous Future, or All Clear?, ABA's Natural Resources & Environment, Winter 2017.

Editorial Board, National Resources & Environment, American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources.