KANSAS CITY, MO. (September 1, 2009) – William T. Session, principal of The Session Law Firm, an environmental law firm based in Kansas City, Mo., will participate on a panel at the upcoming American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit Meeting.
Mr. Session will speak in a session titled Soup to Nuts: A Case Study in Getting a Brownfields Project Done Baltimore Style. The panel will use a local Baltimore, Md., Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) to discuss the unique legal mechanisms available to further the remediation and redevelopment of former military and government-owned contractor-operated sites, including creative funding mechanisms for these sites.
“Working through the Formerly Used Defense Site settlement and redevelopment process is a critical issue to many of our clients,” said Session. “We are called to assist in these cases because in addition to our environmental law experience, our team of attorneys also has background in environmental engineering and hydrology, including a former Army BRAC attorney and former staff with the Army Corps of Engineers. We have a thorough understanding of every side of this complicated equation.”
Resolving the government’s environmental responsibility for cleaning up contaminated federal sites is a daunting process for those who take over the contaminated properties. The Session Law Firm provides the legal and technical background to guide property owners of contaminated federal facilities through the appropriate steps in dealing with government agencies to reach a solution, as well as the entire redevelopment process to turn a former site into a useable and viable piece of real estate.
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources’ Fall Meeting takes place in Baltimore, Md., on September 23-26, 2009. The meeting is a unique opportunity to engage in cross sector education and discussion at the dawn of a new era in environmental, energy, and resource policy, regulation, and investment. Representatives from the Obama administration and NGOs, policy leaders, academics, and practitioners from throughout the country will be present.
About The Session Law Firm
The Session Law Firm has delivered compelling solutions in the practice of environmental law for over 15 years. When experience meets innovation, the results are impressive. Add a responsive group of exceedingly knowledgeable attorneys, and you have The Session Law Firm. When the deepest understanding of the environment is required and innovation in crafting solutions to complex environmental legal challenges is necessary, The Session Law Firm excels. The firm has been involved in complex environmental cases in legally significant, multi-defendant Superfund enforcement actions in the Midwest and throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.session.com.