Announcement
Rick Horder received the Randall L. Hughes Lifetime Commitment to Legal Services Award
On Wednesday November 6, 2019, at the Celebrating Service Luncheon and Awards Reception hosted by the Atlanta Bar Association, our Partner Rick Horder was awarded the Randall L. Hughes Lifetime Commitment to Legal Services Award by the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. Mr. Horder received this award in recognition of his founding of the Grandparent Adoption…
Read MoreKMCL LAW RANKED IN 2020 “BEST LAW FIRMS”
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP (KMCL Law) has been ranked for the tenth consecutive year in the annual U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm received a national Tier 1 ranking in two practice areas, as well as tiered regional rankings in five practice areas. In all, KMCL received tiered rankings for environmental…
Read More2015 “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Repealed
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps signed a final rule last Thursday, September 12, to repeal the rule defining “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) the agencies promulgated in 2015 (“2015 Rule”). See pre-publication version, available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-09/documents/wotus_rin-2040-af74_final_frn_prepub2.pdf. The repeal will take effect 60 days after the rule is published in the…
Read MoreKMCL’s Alan Truitt Named as a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers
The American College of Environmental Lawyers announced this week that Alan has been elected to membership in the College. Membership is by invitation only and individuals are selected by their peers as preeminent in their field. The College is comprised of roughly 1% of environmental lawyers drawn from across the country from private practice, government…
Read MoreEleven KMCL Lawyers Included in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP is proud to announce that eleven of our sixteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Scott Laseter has been named the Best Lawyers® 2020 Environmental Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta,…
Read MoreHere We Grow Again: KMCL Adds Strength with Another Highly-Credentialed Am-Law 100 Attorney
On July 1, 2019, Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP’s (KMCL’s) Atlanta office welcomed prominent environmental attorney Jonathan E. Wells to its team. Jonathan, an Emory University School of Law graduate, brings nearly 17 years of experience in the areas of land use, natural resources, and toxic tort litigation. His credentials have been recognized by listings…
Read MoreDavid Meezan to present at Georgia State Bar's Environmental Law Section Summer Seminar
On July 13, David Meezan will be presenting the seminar “TSCA: an Update on Implementation of the Lautenberg Amendments and New Use Rules” at the Georgia State Bar’s Environmental Law Section Annual Summer Seminar at the King & Prince Beach and Golf Resort on St. Simons Island. Seminar information is available here.
Read MoreAlan Truitt and Bart Turner to Speak at Joint Florida/Alabama 30th Annual Technical Conference
Alan Truitt and Bart Turner will present “PFAS: What Could This Possibly Have to Do With Me?” at the Joint Florida/Alabama 30th Annual Technical Conference. This event will take place on June 7th in Pensacola, Florida and is hosted by the Coastal Plains Chapter & Alabama Chapter Air & Waste Management Association. Click here for…
Read MoreRevised Definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) published in the Federal Register
EPA’s and the Army Corps’ 2015 promulgation of a revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) was met with an executive order and extensive legal challenges questioning the definition’s lawfulness (with which KMCL has been involved). The Agencies thus commenced a lengthy process to rescind and replace that rule. One piece of that…
Read MoreKMCL LAW RANKED IN 2019 “BEST LAW FIRMS”
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP (KMCL Law) has been ranked for the ninth consecutive year in the annual U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm received a national Tier 1 ranking in two practice areas, as well as tiered regional rankings in five practice areas. In all, KMCL received tiered rankings for environmental…
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