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Kennedy & Graven Chartered

Kennedy & Graven Chartered

Counsel to Minnesota Cities, Townships, and School Districts

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Environmental Law

Kennedy & Graven has extensive experience in the practice of environmental law through the representation of both public and private clients.

The firm has advised numerous clients regarding environmental laws, including Minnesota Environmental Rights Act (MERA), Minnesota Environmental Response Liability Act (MERLA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) claims and regulation of landfills. Members of the firm have lobbied for legislative changes concerning environmental issues.

Representative clients include cities, towns, counties, development and redevelopment authorities, counties, waste control commissions, business property owners, utility and pipeline companies, and citizen groups.

We represent clients on a wide variety of matters, including:

  • Acquisition of contaminated real estate
  • Response and remedial action for property owners
  • Cost recovery actions for owners
  • Condemnation of contaminated land
  • Wetland regulatory matters
  • Federal and state superfund litigation
  • Litigation related to environmental matters
  • Brownfields development
  • Water resources management
  • Feedlot regulations

Attorneys

Josh Devaney
Josh P. Devaney
Associate
612-337-9285
[email protected]
Eminent Domain, Environmental Law, Land-Use Litigation
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Sam Ketchum
Sam Ketchum
Associate
612-337-9244
[email protected]
Environmental Law, General Municipal Law, Land Use Law, Litigation, Utility and Telecommunications Law
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Michelle Weinberg
Shareholder
612-337-9227
[email protected]
Construction Law, Litigation, Land Use, Environmental Law
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Josh Weir
Associate
612-337-9212
[email protected]
Construction Law, Eminent Domain, Environmental Law, Litigation, Real Estate, Utility and Telecommunications Law
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Minneapolis

Fifth Street Towers
150 South Fifth Street
Suite 700
Minneapolis, MN 55402

612-337-9300

Toll Free: 800-788-8201

Fax: 612-337-9310

Saint Paul

US Bank Center
101 East Fifth Street
Suite 2650
Saint Paul, MN 55101

651-756-8405

By appointment only

St. Cloud

501 West St. Germain Street
Suite 304
St. Cloud, MN 56301

320-240-8200

By appointment only

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