Environmental Law

Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce the addition of associate Ryan Pulkrabek to its Environmental & Energy practice.

Andrew Brought and Mark Thornhill spoke to health and safety leaders at Kansas City companies about federal civil and criminal enforcement of worker endangerment laws. The presentation was part of the Midwestern Construction Safety Conference sponsored by The Builder’s Association of Kansas City.

At the February Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Technical Conference, Spencer Fane attorney Paul Jacobson updated attendees on the recent changes in federal regulations regarding the management of hazardous waste.

Spencer Fane is pleased to announce the addition of four new associates. Three will be added to its Kansas City, MO. office, as well as one new associate addition to its St. Louis, MO. office. David Hrabik will be joining the firm’s Corporate Practice Group; Paul T. Jacobson and Shelby Wood will be added to the Environmental Practice Group. In St. Louis, Soo Hyun Cho will join the Corporate Practice Group.

On Monday November 9, Baerbel Schiller participated in a panel discussion at St. Louis University School of Law focusing on careers paths that can stem from a degree in law.

Attorneys from Spencer Fane’s Real Estate and Environmental teams exhibited Thursday 9/24 at SIOR Development Day, hosted by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

Spencer Fane Partner Andrew Brought was selected to present at this year’s Missouri Chamber of Commerce Environment and Energy Conference.

Spencer Fane Partner Andrew Brought was recently featured as a guest columnist in SIOR Professional Report, a quarterly publication of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

Spencer Fane Partner Andrew Brought was recently featured as a guest columnist on Midwest Real Estate News sharing his vast knowledge and insight on environmental site assessments. The article, titled “Top 10 things you need to know about Phase I Environmental Site Assessments,” outlines the role and common misconceptions of environmental site assessments in a property transaction.

Mike Hockley, a Spencer Fane partner, participated in Ingram’s industry outlook roundtable discussion on July 9, 2014. The discussion’s focus: “The Military Factor: Economic Might, Talented Workers.” It included men who have served in the military and are now executives in Kansas City businesses.

Spencer Fane congratulates 3 of our attorneys, William Brady, Stuart Pack and Jamie Cotter, selected for inclusion in 2014 Colorado Super Lawyers®.

Groups in Missouri are suing state officials for allegedly thwarting the state’s renewable energy portfolio standard by not specifying that renewable energy credits, which utilities can buy to satisfy the energy mandate, must either be bought from in-state power producers or from out-of-state producers serving Missouri customers.

Thirty-six Spencer Fane attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

Andrew Brought and Mark Thornhill offer insight on the Alternative Fines Act in Environmental Criminal Cases in the August 2013 issue of the American Bar Association’s SEER – Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Newsletter.

Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP is pleased to announce that Robert H. Epstein, a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office, has been named one of the top attorneys in metro St. Louis by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly, a regional publication that offers business advice in greater St. Louis.

Mr. Epstein was identified as a top attorney in a poll of readers conducted by editors of the locally owned business publication. Mr. Epstein concentrates his practice in the areas of Real Estate Law, Corporate Law and Environmental Law. Mr. Epstein will be recognized in the publication’s February 2013 edition.

“I am honored to receive this recognition from business owners and executives who comprise the readership of St. Louis Small Business Monthly,” said Mr. Epstein. “My practice strives to help our business clients to achieve their goals by providing focused legal expertise and value to address their business needs.”

Mr. Epstein has extensive experience representing commercial and residential real estate developers, entrepreneurial groups, corporations, and other enterprises engaged in different businesses, including environmental matters and solid waste management. Mr. Epstein received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, and he earned a B.A. Degree cum laude in history and political science from Boston University.

Mr. Epstein has been selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® since 2007. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and The Missouri Bar.

In a November 21, 2012 trade publication issued by Bloomberg BNA concerning OSHA’s new hazard communication standard, Andrew Brought, a Partner in Spencer Fane’s Environmental Practice Group, was quoted concerning whether employers should begin the training process now or wait until closer to the December 2013 deadline.

Spencer Fane congratulates 33 of our attorneys selected for inclusion in 2012 Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado Super Lawyers®.

The Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) has announced the election of Spencer Fane Partner James T. Price as a Fellow. Membership is by invitation, and members are recognized by their peers as preeminent in their field. ACOEL members are dedicated to maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law; the administration of justice; and the development of environmental law at both the state and federal level.

Thirty-one Spencer Fane attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

Spencer Fane Britt & Browne has been recognized as one of the top law firms in the Kansas City region in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Citing the firm’s complementary practice areas, resources and collaborative culture, a group of St. Louis attorneys will join Spencer Fane Britt & Browne effective April 24.