The all-day program was held on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at MCLE's headquarters on Winter Place in Boston's Downtown Crossing. There was a live broadcast online as well. Registration is open to all attorneys and other persons, with reduced prices for MCLE Sponsors, new lawyers, law students, and paralegals. This year the course will hit hot topics of environmental risks and opportunities, permitting and compliance, real estate liabilities, wetlands and water law, air pollution and asbestos, and hazardous waste cleanups. The program chair is Aladdine D. Joroff of Harvard Law School.
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Environmental risks and opportunities arise across a wide spectrum of industrial, commercial and residential projects, properties and transactions. Whether helping someone construct a building, buy a business, operate a company, permit a project, or defend against a lawsuit, attorneys with diverse legal practices encounter environmental issues. Every area of the law now involves environmental considerations.
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) presents a program each year highlighting the basics of environmental law, case studies, and practical tips for practicing attorneys and other professionals. This year it is October 24, 2017, at the MCLE Conference Center, 10 Winter Place, Boston. For those who are interested, there is a live simulcast online. The Chair is Aladdine D. Joroff, Esq. of Harvard Law School.
Gregor McGregor is the kickoff speaker with his popular presentation entitled "A Guide to Environmental Law in Massachusetts," which is updated for 2017 including the dramatic changes to laws, regulations, programs, policies and agency personnel in the federal government. His Power Point will be available to all course attendees. Included in the registration fee is MCLE's two volume treatise of which Mr. McGregor is the editor, Massachusetts Environmental Law.
Helping clients identify environmental permitting and compliance obligations, liability risks, and mitigation strategies adds value to any lawyer's counsel. Through case studies reflecting client situations commonly confronted by both environmental specialists and attorneys focused on other areas, the program offers practical advice about minimizing and managing clients' exposure to environmental liabilities and maximizing their environmental advantages.
The course teaches the ability to issue-spot obligations and opportunities arising from a range of environmental laws across a project's life, as well as practice tips for interacting with federal and state environmental agencies to move projects through permitting and enforcement proceedings. Bring your questions to customize your conversation with the experts!
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Agenda
9:30 - 9:35 am
Course Overview and Logistics
Aladdine D. Joroff, Esq., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Chair
9:35 - 10:30 am
A Guide to Environmental Law in Massachusetts
Gregor I. McGregor, Esq., McGregor & Legere, PC, Boston
Case Study #1
10:30 - 11:00 am
Hazardous Waste Storage & Disposal
Robert H. Fitzgerald, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston
11:00 - 11:10 am
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:10 - 11:50 am
Air Pollution Control
Aladdine D. Joroff, Esq., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Chair
11:50 - 12:10 pm
Case Study Discussion
12:10 - 1:10 pm
Lunch (on your own)
Case Study #2
1:10 - 1:50 pm
Massachusetts Water law
Deirdre C. Desmond, Esq., Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1:50 - 2:45 pm
Wetlands & DEP Appeals
Jeffrey L. Roelofs, Esq., Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Roelofs, PC, Newburyport
2:45 - 3:00 pm
Case Study Discussion
3:00 - 3:10 pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
Case Study #3
3:10 -3:50 pm
Chapter 21E Site Remediation
Robert H. Fitzgerald, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston
3:50 - 4:00 pm
Case Study Discussion
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Issue Spotting and Takeaways
Panel
Special Program Materials:
* Massachusetts Environmental Law
