Announcement
Here We Grow Again!
KMCL is pleased to announce the addition of more top talent to our ranksâour newest member, Chris Williams, joined the firm as a Partner in our Birmingham office today. Chris comes to us from a major law firm where he focused his practice on environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, and environmental issues in business transactions. Chris…
Read MoreGovernor Kemp Praises KMCL Attorneysâ Work in ACF Basin Lawsuit
Governor Kemp of Georgia and Governor Ivey of Alabama announced an agreement expected to end a lawsuit brought by Alabama challenging the U.S. Army Corpsâ decision to allow Georgia to withdraw water from Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River to supply water for at least 5.5 million Georgians living in Metro Atlanta. Said Governor Kemp:…
Read MoreKMCL’s David Meezan and Bart Turner named as two of Best LawyersÂź “Lawyers of the Year” for 2024
Two KMCL partners have been recognized as Best LawyersÂź 2024 Lawyers of the Year. Bart Turner is Best LawyersÂź 2024 Environmental Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Birmingham and David Meezan is Best LawyersÂź 2024 Environmental Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Atlanta. This is the fourth Lawyer of the Year win for Bart and…
Read MoreThirteen KMCL Lawyers Included in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best LawyersŸ in America: Ones to Watch
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP is proud to announce that thirteen of our nineteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Scott Laseter has been named the Best LawyersÂź 2023 Environmental Law âLawyer of the Yearâ in Atlanta,…
Read MoreAnd the Dance Continues: New Proposed WOTUS Rule
On Tuesday the U.S. EPAâs and U.S. Army Corpsâ (âAgenciesâ) proposed revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) was published in the Federal Register, triggering a 60-day public comment period that concludes on February 7, 2022. The Agencies have also scheduled several virtual public hearings in January 2022. This proposed rule is the…
Read MoreGeorgia EPD Tests PFAS Levels in Coosa and Tennessee Basins
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products since the 1940s because they are resistant to heat, water, and oil. They break down very slowly; accumulate in humans, animals, and the environment; and have been linked to harmful health effects. Of the thousands of different PFAS,…
Read MoreNew Phase I ESA Standard Coming Soon
Highly anticipated changes are coming to the standard practice for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (âESAsâ). ASTM E1527-13, originally approved on November 6th, 2013, is fast approaching eight years of approval. According to ASTM International, if a standard has not received a new approval date by December 31 of the eighth year since the…
Read MoreFourteen KMCL Lawyers Included in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best LawyersŸ in America: Ones to Watch
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP is proud to announce that fourteen of our nineteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Alan Truitt has been named the Best LawyersÂź 2022 Energy Law âLawyer of the Yearâ in Birmingham,…
Read MoreFederal Judge: SCOTUS âFunctional Equivalenceâ Test Requires Hawaii County to Obtain CWA Permit
After nearly a decade of litigation between the County of Maui and environmental groups, a Hawaii district court has ruled that the County, as operator of a wastewater reclamation facility that injects a wastewater stream into groundwater via a well, must obtain a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit because of the effect the injected material…
Read MoreNationally Recognized Environmental Firm Expands Partnership: Attracts Prominent Former Troutman, Pepper Partner and Elevates Two Lawyers to Partnership Positions.
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP (KMCL), a nationally recognized law firm focused on environmental and energy law, announced today that prominent environmental attorney Greg Blount, formerly a partner at Troutman Pepper, has joined the firm as a Partner in the firmâs Atlanta office. The Firm also announced that two of its outstanding existing lawyers, Shelly…
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