ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCES AT BATEMAN SEIDEL
The diverse practice of the Bateman Seidel Environmental & Natural Resources Department includes over 55 collective years of experience as environmental and natural resource counselors and litigators. That experience encompasses the full range of federal, state and local administrative and regulatory matters as well as environmental and natural resource litigation in federal and state courts.
Practice Group Contacts
J.W. Ring
JWRing@BatemanSeidel.com
503.972.9909Karen Reed
KReed@BatemanSeidel.com
503.972.9924Christine Zemina
CZemina@BatemanSeidel.com
503.972.9966Travis Hall
THall@BatemanSeidel.com
503.972.9905
The practice group includes: J. W. Ring, Karen Reed, Christine (Tina) Zemina, Travis Hall and Tina Dent. The geographic scope of the practice includes clients and matters in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Nevada and periodically other States which have included Montana, Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii. The subject matter scope of the practice includes all major federal and state environmental and natural resource regulatory schemes. The team has extensive experience in air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, water rights, drinking water, wildlife/ endangered species, mining law, ocean law, toxic substances, California Proposition 65, environmental management systems and ISO certifications, federal and state green permitting, sustainability, state and federal environmental policy act (NEPA/SEPA) implementation, international environmental protocols and standards, and OSHA.
Our practice includes the representation of both public and private entities in new or expanded facility or infrastructure permitting, energy facility siting and permitting, regulated facility transfers, water rights applications and disputes, air permitting including PSD permitting, Superfund and state cleanup site representation, OSHA compliance, municipal drinking water and sewage treatment, wastewater and storm water discharge issues, the environmental aspects of real property transactions and mergers and acquisitions, the defense of regulatory and third party enforcement actions, toxic tort litigation and litigation under RCRA, CERCLA, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, NEPA/SEPA, as well as issues arising under OSHA, real estate, water and mining law.
We are passionate about the law and passionate about the service we provide to our clients. You can reach each of us at our direct dial telephone and facsimile numbers as well as our e-mail addresses. We employ the latest technology to deliver prompt and price-competitive service. We return our calls promptly, and when we commit to a deadline—we deliver.
We look forward to coming to work every day, getting to know our clients on a personal level, being active and contributing members to our community and to our families, and we try every day to remember that the law is first and foremost an honored profession and that our duty is to serve the needs of our clients.