Clinton Taw Cole

Partner

 

Practice Areas

Environmental; Land Use and Government Relations

 

SUMMARY

Mr. Cole’s practice primarily focuses on all legal matters related to the investigation, permitting and remediation of environmental concerns at commercial development sites throughout the United States. In addition to experience related to typical Phase I and Phase II environmental matters (e.g. USTs, dry cleaner contamination, brownfields, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, and similar state regulatory programs), he also has significant experience in other environmental areas including asbestos, wetlands, protected species and cultural resources.

 

Mr. Cole also assists lending clients and borrowers in understanding and managing environmental risks and liabilities associated with loan acquisition and refinancing of commercial properties. In addition, Mr. Cole assists in litigation and administrative compliance matters arising as a result of environmental compliance issues, including storm water related violations. Mr. Cole has also developed experience in other practice areas including zoning, land use, government relations and real estate transactions, among others. 

 

representative experience

• Provides legal counsel and environmental due diligence management for large developments and "big box" clients as well as smaller tenants and landlords alike.
• Successfully negotiated numerous brownfield and voluntary cleanup agreements in several states.
• Established successful and repeatable due diligence programs for a wide array of clients to assist in effectively managing environmental risk and liabilities.
• Prior to joining HSSW, Mr. Cole practiced in Atlanta in the areas of environmental law, land use law and energy law, in both the regulatory and litigation contexts.

 

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. (1996)

 

University of Missouri-Columbia
B.A. in Philosophy, minor in Biological Sciences (1993)

 

PUBLICATIONS & DISTINCTIONS

• Georgia Rising Star (Environmental - 2009) as published in Georgia Super Lawyers and Atlanta Magazine
• 2005 Class of the Buckhead Business Association Leadership Development Program
• Completed certificate program in Environmental and Energy Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law

MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of Georgia

Admitted to practice in Illinois

 

(770) 303-8450 - Phone

(770) 933-7310 - Fax

ccole@hssw.com

 

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