ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Title: Partner, environmental team leader

Birthplace: Pennsylvania suburbs of Philadelphia

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Bucknell University; law degree, University of Richmond School of Law

Children: Connor, 18, and Emily, 16

Hobbies or pastimes: Snow skiing, tennis, hiking

First job as a lawyer: Judicial law clerk for federal district court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk division.

Fan of: Philadelphia Eagles, college football and basketball, tennis

Favorite vacation spot: Lake Gaston is my “happy place” but I love to travel throughout the world.

Recently read book: “Unafraid” by Adam Hamilton

Is the growing national debate about environmental issues creating uncertainty for your clients? Yes, for some of them. Recent changes being made by EPA are causing clients to wonder whether they will be affected in Virginia. One example relates to EPA’s recent repeal of the federal Clean Water Rule, which relates to the definition of “waters of the United States” and specifically what types of wetlands will be federally regulated.

Has Virginia’s Voluntary Remediation Program been successful in returning facilities to productive use? Yes. Virginia’s brownfields program, which includes the VRP, provides a great opportunity for developers to restore properties with potential or known environmental contamination without the risk of liability. The VRP’s nonenforcement-based program provides flexibility by using a risk-based approach that often allows for institutional controls instead of traditional remediation.

Environmental Law list

Candace Blydenburgh
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond

Brian Buniva
Buniva Strategic Advisor PLLC
Richmond

Clayton T. Burns
Dominion Energy
Richmond

Amy Edwards
Holland & Knight LLP
Washington, D.C.

Kevin Finto
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Richmond

Patrick Genzler
Vandeventer Black LLP
Norfolk

Matthew Gernand
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk

Lisa Goodwin
Hirschler
Richmond

David B. Graham
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Williamsburg

Helen Hart
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk

Harry M. “Pete” Johnson
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Richmond

James T. Lang
Pender & Coward PC
Virginia Beach

Stewart T. Leeth
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Smithfield

Marina Liacouras
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC
Portsmouth

Channing Martin
Williams Mullen
Richmond

David Oakley
Poole Brooke Plumlee PC
Virginia Beach

Henry Pollard
Williams Mullen
Richmond

Brooks Smith
Troutman Sanders LLP
Richmond

Daniel Summerlin
Woods Rogers PLC
Roanoke

David Sump
Willcox Savage PC
Norfolk

James Thornhill
Wire Gill LLP
Richmond

Warren Tisdale
Willcox Savage PC
Norfolk

Timothy Trant
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Newport News

Benjamin Trichilo
McCandlish Lillard PC
Fairfax

Maxwell Wiegard
Gentry Locke Attorneys
Roanoke

Andrea Wortzel
Troutman Sanders LLP
Richmond