Ron's practice concentrates in the areas of Environmental and Administrative law. He counsels and represents clients on a wide variety of environmental permitting, compliance and regulatory enforcement matters and on environmental due diligence aspects of real estate and brownfield transactions. Prior to joining the firm in 1997, Ron practiced twelve years with the Office of General Counsel of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, where he held the positions of Associate General Counsel and Assistant Attorney General. His duties included representing the Department in a variety of legal matters, particularly those involving hazardous and solid waste management and wastewater regulation. Ron is a frequent speaker on environmental topics and has worked for the past several years with both Lorman Education Services and the National Business Institute speaking about a variety of environmental issues and regulatory programs. He is the immediate past-Chair of the Southern Section (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee) of the Air & Waste Management Association. He is also a member of the Environmental Committee of Manufacture Alabama where he chairs the subcommittee on waste issues. Ron is also a member of the Environment and Energy Committee of the Business Council of Alabama. Ron has served as an advisor to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management on various rulemaking initiatives. He has also served as a Consultant to the Environmental Management Commission's Advisory Committee on Improving Procedures and Participation by the Public and the Regulated Community, and was Co-Chair of an Advisory Committee to the Commission that recommended improvements to the Department of Environmental Management's enforcement and administrative penalty policies and procedures. Ron is a member of the American Bar Association (Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section), the Alabama State Bar and the State Bar of Georgia (Section on the Environment). For the Alabama State Bar, Ron recently served as Chair of the Environmental Law Section, where he also served as a member of the Section's Executive Committee. He is also a member and past Officer of the Administrative Law Section. Ron has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Administrative Law, and he was also selected for inclusion in Alabama Super Lawyers from 2008 to 2011. While in law school, Ron was on Mercer's Championship Moot Court Team and was selected to the National Order of the Barristers. Prior to entering law school, Ron served as a legislative aide to the Honorable Elliott H. Levitas, a Member of Congress from Georgia's Fourth District. Memberships & Bar Associations American Bar Association
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section Alabama State Bar
Vice Chairman, Environmental Law Section Member, Administrative Law Section State Bar of Georgia
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