Pierce Atwood’s construction lawyers work closely with our colleagues in our Environmental, Real Estate, and Land Use practices to assist owners, developers, and contractors with a variety of issues that can arise on a construction project, including:
- Property Acquisition and Environmental Planning: We assist with initial project planning beginning with initial identification of the issues and formulation of a permitting team and strategy, through agency negotiations and public administrative hearings, and, if necessary, in administrative and judicial appeals. In addition, our environmental attorneys have developed a program to conduct environmental audits that will help clients develop compliant environmental practices and procedures.
- Permitting – Federal, State & Local: Our firm regularly represents businesses with air and wastewater discharge permitting. In addition, we are experienced with permitting of projects under state and federal air, water, natural resource, wetland, land use, and hazardous waste statutes.
- Environmental Litigation & Administrative Appeals: Our owner and construction clients face complicated regulatory oversight involving permits and other environmental issues. Our environmental attorneys have the experience to assist clients through the permitting and appeal process to improve the odds of success in obtaining the permit. In the event a hazardous waste or other environmental enforcement action is brought against our clients, we have the team in place to represent and defend our clients in those proceedings.
- Project Development and Zoning: Our real estate and land use attorneys assist clients with project development and compliance with zoning codes, and appear before local planning boards to address such issues on behalf of our clients.