Focus Areas
- Defending recycling companies pursued under CERCLA by state governments and or private entities.
- Advising recycling companies and industrial manufacturers on operational strategies to mitigate waste management-related liabilities under CERCLA, RCRA, and state law.
- Assisting clients with Brownfield projects in several states.
- Advising manufacturing clients on CWA stormwater permitting obligations.
- Assisting with industrial clients’ remedial obligations at CERCLA and RCRA sites.
- Counseling electric vehicle clients on compliance with CAA and CARB mobile source requirements.
- While at the State, defended Ohio EPA NPDES permit terms in manufacturing entities’ administrative appeals of such terms.
- Assisting large manufacturing clients in complying with pretreatment permits, including retaining consultants to analyze wastewater treatment equipment and propose strategies for more cost-effective compliance moving forward.
- Defending large manufacturing clients against notices of violation related to pretreatment permits.
- Helping clients assess and manage remedial obligations related to wastewater at federal and state cleanup sites.
- Counseling clients regarding pretreatment and NPDES permit compliance generally.
- Defending clients against Clean Water Act citizen suits related to NPDES permit and stormwater permit compliance issues.
- “DOJ Unveils Comprehensive EJ Strategy and Revives SEPs,” Thompson Hine Environmental Update, May 2022
- “EPA Issues More Stringent Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2023-2026,” Thompson Hine Mobility Matters Quarterly, January 2022
- “California Bans Gas-Powered Small Off-Road Engines,” Thompson Hine Mobility Matters Quarterly, January 2022
- Co-author, “A Time to Reflect: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Impact On Environmental Law,” New York Law Journal, March 17, 2021
- “SCOTUS Rules Certain Indirect Discharges Require CWA Permit,” Thompson Hine Environmental Update, April 2020
- “U.S. EPA and Army Corps Publish Final WOTUS Rule,” Thompson Hine Environmental Update, April 2020
- “Muddied Waters: Sixth Circuit Rejects Expansion of CWA Jurisdiction,” Thompson Hine Environmental Update, October 2018
- “Fourth Circuit Holds CWA Regulates Indirect Discharges from Ground Water to Navigable Surface Waters,” Thompson Hine Environmental Update, April 2018
- Co-author (with Dr. Michael J. Burton), “The Emergence of Voter Targeting,” Political Marketing in the U.S., 2014
- “Regulatory Update – The First 100 Days: Environmental Law in the Biden Administration,” ASC Regulatory Affairs Update, April 2021
- “Insights on Environmental Shifts Under the Biden Administration,” Thompson Hine Webinar, January 2021
- “A Special Tribute: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Impact on the Legal Profession and Environmental Law,” Thompson Hine Environmental L.A.W.S. Podcast, November 2020
- “Environmental Compliance in a COVID-19 World: Best Practices and Risk Mitigation Strategies,” Thompson Hine Webinar, June 2020
- “Prioritize, Incentivize, Revitalize: U.S. EPA’s Ongoing Quest to Reform the Superfund Program,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, July 2018
- Received a 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch recognition for Environmental Law; included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Environment Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, 2013
Professional Associations
- Ohio State Bar Association, Environmental Committee, subcommittee co-chair
Professional Activities
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Section, Vice Chair (2017-2018)
- DRI Women in the Law Section, Webcast, Teleconference, and Podcast Subcommittee, Vice Chair (2018)
Community Activities
- Downtown Cleveland Residents Association, Governance Committee Member (2017-2018)
- Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2014,
I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, executive editor (2013-2014), staff editor (2012-2013)
- Ohio University, M.P.A, 2011
- Ohio University, B.A., 2009, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- DOJ Unveils Comprehensive EJ Strategy and Revives SEPs,
Environmental Update
, May 23, 2022 - Mobility Matters Quarterly – April 2022,
Mobile Source Emissions & Vehicle Safety Update
, April 19, 2022 - Mobility Matters Quarterly – January 2022,
Mobile Source Emissions & Vehicle Safety Update
, January 24, 2022 - A Time To Reflect: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Impact on Environmental Law,
New York Law Journal
, March 17, 2021 - Chemical Industry Regulatory Update – September 2020,
A Newsletter from The Adhesive and Sealant Council and Thompson Hine LLP
, September 4, 2020 - Chemical Industry Regulatory Update – June 2020,
A Newsletter from The Adhesive and Sealant Council and Thompson Hine LLP
, June 11, 2020 - SCOTUS Rules Certain Indirect Discharges Require CWA Permit,
Environmental Update
, April 30, 2020 - U.S. EPA and Army Corps Publish Final WOTUS Rule,
Environmental Update
, April 28, 2020 - Chemical Industry Regulatory Update – January 2020,
A Newsletter from The Adhesive and Sealant Council and Thompson Hine LLP
, January 10, 2020