Environmental Law

Experienced Virginia Environmental Law attorneys

Environmental law is a body of federal, state, and local legislation plus court-made legal doctrines governing activities affecting natural resources and public health. Environmental law concerns not only the natural environment (the physical condition of the land, air, and water), but also the human environment (health and safety, jobs and housing, historic sites, community character, and aesthetics). Environmental law, then, concerns not only pollution control, but also land use control, resource conservation, worker safety, and public health.

Environmental law is not isolated, however, from other legal specialties. It concerns itself with criminal responsibility as well as civil liability for money damages. It borrows heavily from tort and property law. It involves interpretation of contracts and the complexity of tax law. Since environmental harms can influence human health, it is linked to personal injury litigation. Since it influences industrial conduct, environmental law has links to corporate law and anti-trust law. It encompasses aspects of municipal law, energy law, and public utility law. Since it deals with administrative decision making, it emphasizes constitutional due process and citizen access to agencies and public information

WAW attorneys who specialize in environmental law can help you address many types of environmental issues. We help you identify and prevent potential environmental problems and apply our legal skills to solve existing ones. We work with our clients to develop creative solutions, and use our trial experience and litigation skills in pursuit of our clients' objectives if necessary.

Our attorneys will work with you to develop an environmental compliance strategy that compliments your business plan. Our practical solutions to environmental issues include environmental due diligence for real estate purchases and corporate transaction, preparation of contract language to reduce environmental liabilities, and resolution of violations of federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.

WAW's Environmental Law Attorney:

Daniel L. Fitch
Thomas E. Ullrich

We invite you to contact one of our three Virginia law offices in Harrisonburg, Staunton and Lexington to schedule a consultation with one of our Environmental Law lawyers. Please call us at 540.434.0316 or Click here to send us an email.