• Canadian Cross Border
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
  • Brownfields & Brownfield Redevelopment
  • Contaminated Sediment Management
  • Regulatory
  • Transactional Due Diligence
• Nanotechnology
• Real Estate
  • Real Estate Development
• Steel and Specialty Metals

START-UP NY Program

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

• Listed as a Leading Individual in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2010-2018
• Selected for the Upstate New York Super Lawyers^® list, 2013-2018
• Listed in Who’s Who In Law, Business First of Buffalo and Buffalo Law Journal

• State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1987
• State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., 1983

• American Bar Association
  • Environment, Energy, and Resources Section
    • Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
    • Energy Infrastructure and Siting Section, Vice Chair 2009-2010
  • Science and Technology Law Section
• Bar Association of Erie County
• Buffalo Law Review, Member, Publications Editor – 1987
• Independent Oil & Gas Association
• New York State Bar Association
  • Environmental Law Section

CORE COMPETENCIES

New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program – Counsel clients on the benefits of participating in the Brownfield Cleanup Program, including liability release and tax credits. Assist clients in the preparation of applications for participation in the Brownfield Cleanup Program. Participate in meetings with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to discuss application requirements, citizen participation, brownfield agreements, remedial investigation work plan, and remedy selection.

Energy – Counsel clients on applicability of NYSERDA and Department of Energy funding programs and tax-based incentives to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and project development work related to such projects. Counsel clients on integrating sustainability and energy conservation measures into residential, commercial and industrial projects. Publication of articles on the legal issues related to carbon sequestration projects.

Solid and Hazardous Waste – Counsel clients on management of solid and hazardous waste to comply with federal and state statutes and regulations. Represent clients in state and federal administrative enforcement actions and voluntary remedial programs. Assist clients in the preparation and submittal of Beneficial Use Determination petitions to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the beneficial reuse of solid waste materials. Counsel clients on potential liabilities associated with asbestos, lead-based paint, and PCBs.

Underground Storage Tank Regulations – Counsel clients on compliance with federal and state underground storage tank regulations, including registration, overfill protection, release detection, inventory monitoring, and testing requirements. Advise clients on potential liabilities associated with redevelopment of gasoline stations and other sites with existing and removed underground storage tanks.

Other Areas of Expertise
New Jersey Environmental Regulations – Counsel clients on potential liabilities associated with New Jersey’s Industrial Site Recovery Act and Site Remediation Reform Act.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Defense – Assist clients in preparing defenses and negotiating settlements to OSHA citations.

• ACORE, Member
  • Leadership Council Member
  • Northeast Regional Council
• Incubators for Collaborating & Leveraging Energy And Nanotechnology (iCLEAN), Advisory Board Member
• Amherst Chamber of Commerce
  • Immediate Past Chairman (2011-2012)
  • Board of Directors (2005-Present)
• Burchfield Penney Art Center, Board of Trustees, Treasurer
• Amherst Conservation, Recreation and Parks Foundation, Chairman (2004-2007) and Board Member (2003-2007)
• Nativity of Mary Home School Association, Member, Past President (2001-2003)
• State University of New York at Buffalo Law Alumni Association, Member (2005-Present)
• Buffalo Regional Board of Review, Member
• New York State Business Council Marcellus Shale Working Group, Member
• Western New York Regional Economic Development Council
  • Energy Committee, Co-Chair
• Zoological Society of Buffalo, Board of Directors, Secretary
• The Business Council of New York State, Member
  • Environmental Committee
  • Energy Committee

• Contributing Editor and Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board, RCRA Corrective Action Manual
• Environmental Law Columnist, Business First of Buffalo