Joe has extensive experience in environmental law, including litigation and regulatory counseling regarding environmental matters relating to:
- Air
- Water
- Solid and hazardous waste
- Pesticides
- Underground storage tanks
- Environmental indemnity
He has represented Fortune 500 clients concerning compliance in Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and other matters. Additionally, Joe has extensive experience in environmental indemnity litigation.
In recent years, Joe has served as counsel for a major petroleum company in litigation challenging the company's Clean Air Act permits for a multibillion dollar refinery expansion project. He also served as part of a team that successfully defended a major petroleum company in multimillion dollar litigation related to environmental representations and warranties pertaining to the sale of a chemical plant.
Joe’s practice experience extends to other civil litigation, including product liability, toxic tort, personal injury, civil rights, franchising, and commercial litigation. He has represented clients in:
- Automotive
- Petroleum
- Rubber
- Glass
- Steel
- Utility
- Paper
- Agribusiness
- Household fixture
- Franchising