Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, PC represents private and public entities in environmental litigation and related matters across the country ranging from some of the largest federal Superfund sites to single land owner cost-recovery and nuisance claims. Our attorneys' educational, technical and professional backgrounds have allowed us to create an exemplary team that is particularly well suited to represent clients in environmental matters. We represent plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of disputes involving the environment, including insurance disputes, cost-recovery actions, contribution actions, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Oil Pollution Act (OPA) litigation, similar state law actions, nuisance and property damage litigation, natural resource damages litigation, and many other matters relating to contamination and impaired real property. Our representation includes matters in state and federal courts, before state and federal regulatory agencies, as well as in ADR forums.
Environmental litigation involves unique and complex legal and technical challenges. Our attorneys have the legal knowledge for dealing with complex environmental matters, as well as the technical knowledge necessary to address the difficulties and challenges presented by environmental litigation. Our practice and educational backgrounds in government, earth sciences, economics, ecology and social sciences allow our attorneys to work at a high level of cooperation with environmental, technical and economic expert witnesses. Our attorneys' knowledge and understanding of the scientific issues frequently presented in environmental matters allow us to collaboratively oversee and manage the technical consultants and expert witnesses required for environmental litigation.
Corporate responsibility for historical contamination is often a key issue in environmental litigation. Tracing liabilities through a web of historical land ownership, corporate succession, divestments, mergers and assignments in order to identify the proper liable entities, as well as identifying contaminant sources, are vital to successfully prosecuting and defending environmental litigation. Our attorneys have extensive experience in tracing corporate ownership and liabilities to the responsible party.
Environmental litigation, like all litigation, can be very expensive and impact a client's ability to conduct business. At Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, PC, we are committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients in the most cost effective manner possible. We work closely with our clients to develop alternative and innovative methods to address the cost of complex litigation utilizing arrangements that vary from hourly rates and contingency fees to flat and blended fees. In addition, we work with and monitor technical consultants and experts wittnessesto ensure that their services are fully and efficiently integrated into our litigation strategy and budget.
By integrating our firm's legal, technical and corporate knowledge with our commitment to achieving our clients' goals in the most efficient manner possible, Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, PC provides superior service and value to our clients.
