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Environmental Law & Toxic Torts

Our environmental law group represents a diverse set of clients faced with a myriad of environmental issues. Our clients include:

  • Land Owners
  • Tenants
  • Operators
  • Lenders
  • Municipalities
  • Insurers

We provide advice and counseling from the onset of an environmental issue through its conclusion, including due diligence investigations, claims, and litigation involving:

  • CERCLA
  • RCRA
  • OPA
  • Clean Water Act
  • Clean Air Act
  • Brownsfield Redevelopment
  • Underground Storage Tanks
  • Other Hazardous Substances

With environmental law concerns overlapping many other areas of law, our attorneys work together for a resolution that best serves our clients’ needs and concerns in an effective and efficient manner.

Our environmental law group has practical experience in all aspects of environmental issues, as well as advanced degrees, and has authored books and articles on environmental law.

Attorneys

Philip S. Brooks, Jr.

Kenneth J. Gelpi, Jr.

A. Gordon Grant Jr. 

John Y. Pearce

Joseph P. Tynan 

Stephen L. Williamson 

Firm News

Andrew T. Lilly, an associate, has been selected as one of twelve attorneys for the Louisiana State Bar Association's 2011-2012 "Leadership LSBA Class". 

Montgomery Barnett congratulates the following partners who have been named to the 2012 Louisiana Super Lawyers list: Ashley L. Belleau (Business Litigation); Philip S. Brooks, Jr. (Transportation/Maritime); A. Gordon Grant, Jr. (Transportation/Maritime); Harvey C. Koch (Construction Litigation); Daniel Lund (Professional Liability); Patrick E. O'Keefe (Transportation/Maritime); John Y. Pearce (Energy Natural Resources) and Joseph P. Tynan (Transportation/Maritime).  The firm also congratulates associate Dorothy L. Tarver (Health Care) who was named a Rising Star lawyer.

Montgomery Barnett is pleased to announce that Acquisition International magazine named the firm "2011 USA Construction Law Firm of the Year" as part of its 2011 Acquisition International Legal Awards. Acquisition International is a United Kingdom magazine published by AI Global Media Ltd, an internationally recognized publisher in corporate finance. The "Acquisition International Legal Awards" honor global law firms for excellent advisory work, innovative strength and a commitment to quality... Read More

Office Locations

New Orleans, LA
3300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70163-3300
Ph: (504) 585-3200
Fax: (504) 585-7688
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Baton Rouge, LA
One American Place
301 Main Street, Suite 1170
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825
Ph: (225) 329-2800
Fax: (225) 329-2850
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