Watershed Legal Counsel

Environmental Compliance

Guidance to help you understand, implement, and maintain environmentally responsible practices, from permitting and risk assessment to developing systems to maintain consistent compliance. Focused on:

• Wastewater Management
• Municipal Stormwater Management
• Industrial Stormwater Management
• Sediment and Erosion Control
• Water Appropriation
• Land, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural Resources Compliance

Guidance through complex regulations, permit requirements and legal instruments governing:

• Fisheries Management
• Aquaculture
• Forest Conservation
• Tree Experts
• Conservation Easements
• Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
• Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Conservation
• Mineral and Mining Rights

Regulatory Development and Advocacy

Shaping regulatory landscapes and advocating for policies that drive sensible, sustainable practices and resource conservation. With a keen understanding of the complexities surrounding natural resources, water quality, ecosystem restoration, and land conservation, we offer strategic guidance to navigate evolving regulations and effect positive change. 

Transactions and Land Use

Strategic insights on the environmental implications of your endeavors. Whether you're acquiring, divesting, or developing property, we identify risks related to contamination, permitting, habitat preservation, and resource sustainability and empower you to make informed decisions and minimize potential liabilities.

Environmental and Natural Resource Conflicts

Navigating conflicts that arise in the realms of environmental regulation, conservation, and natural resource management. With a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks and stakeholder dynamics, we facilitate negotiations, mediation, and litigation to achieve sustainable resolutions.

In-House Collaboration/Fractional General Counsel

Bolstering the strength of your in-house legal team on projects requiring focused knowledge of environmental or natural resources laws, decisionmakers and processes. Offering fractional general counsel services to small businesses and non-profits in the environmental services and conservation sector. Business acumen, regulatory and real world experience--we understand you!