The POWER List: Environmental & Energy Law 2023
In this latest edition of THE POWER LIST, Missouri Lawyers Media examines the state’s most powerful attorneys in environmental and energy law.
The POWER List 2023: Ryan A. Keane
Ryan Keane is confronting corporations that are allegedly responsible for the dumping and storing of radioactive waste in St. Louis.
The POWER List 2023: Anthony D. Gray
Anthony Gray has represented plaintiffs in St. Louis radioactive waste cases, including when he and fellow POWER honoree Ryan A. Keane represented a plaintiff against Bridgeton Landfill, which allegedly had stored nuclear waste in a residential area.
The POWER List 2023: Lon Walters
Lon Walters and his law firm have filed more than 35 cases against BP Corporation.
The POWER List 2023: Brian J. Madden
Brian Madden was on the team negotiating a $10 million class action settlement for a class of Missouri landowners who had received polluted tannery sludge to use as fertilizer.
The POWER List 2023: Ryan Russell Kemper
Often serving as lead counsel in complex multiparty litigation, Ryan Russell Kemper has extensive experience with the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and other environmental regulations on conservation, toxic substances and insecticides.
The POWER List 2023: Paul Sonderegger
Paul Sonderegger is a litigator and regulatory compliance attorney who has resolved environmental, real estate and construction disputes in both state and federal courts.
The POWER List 2023: Kyle E. Foote
Kyle Foote advises clients on acquisitions of contaminated properties for commercial and retail development in 25 states.
The POWER List 2023: Brittany Barrientos
Brittany Barrientos is a trusted adviser in emergency scenarios and has been called to the scene of spills and releases to guide clients through investigations.
The POWER List 2023: Aimee D. Guzman Davenport
Aimee Guzman Davenport co-chairs Stinson’s environmental practice group.
The POWER List 2023: James T. “Jim” Price
Jim Price was the first chair of KCMBA’s Environmental Law Committee, remains a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and has been active in the national organization including as vice-chair of the section’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee and chair of its Brownfields Task Force.
The POWER List 2023: Jessica Merrigan
Jessica Merrigan reviews environmental assessments and evaluates liabilities related to brownfield assistance programs.
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