Environmental Law & Hazardous Materials

Experienced legal counsel in complex environmental law matters

Our environmental lawyers serve as lead counsel to industrial, commercial, real estate developers, and their lenders/investors addressing significant environmental, regulatory and compliance issues involving waste management, hazardous materials, and legacy contamination.

When environmental law issues result in litigation, no matter the toxicity of the brew, we have experienced courtroom lawyers ready to protect and creatively advance our clients’ interests.

Planting the seeds for a prosperous future.

Vermont and New Hampshire business owners face significant hurdles when it comes to addressing the legacy of environmental pollution and degradation, especially in a region known for its natural beauty and reliance on agriculture. Yet with the right know-how from DRM, legal avenues now exist to turn hazardous materials compliance issues into vehicles for commercial, residential, and utility-based enterprises.

Recent Environmental Law Victories

• Transformation of former municipal landfill into ground-mounted solar facility through BRELLA program and by means of probate process and settlement with the State of Vermont.
• Guidance through plant closure process for major industrial facility in Bennington, Vermont, despite large scale presence of PFAS in the area.
• Lead counsel at Pine Street Canal EPA Superfund Site in Burlington, Vermont.