South Carolina Environmental Law Attorney
Protect the success of your South Carolina business and development project by proactively considering its environmental implications. Cox & Fisher, LLC, located in Greenville, South Carolina, works with businesses and land owners to ensure compliance with all state and federal environmental laws to avoid costly mistakes and delays. Partner Kirk Fisher earned a Masters Degree in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School and has represented clients ranging from small developers to extensive mining operations and local governments in a wide variety of environmental issues.
Contact Cox & Fisher, LLC to learn how you can protect your business against violating environmental laws and the expensive criminal and civil penalties that could result. We will work as a project manager for you, assembling a team of consultants and experts to work with governmental agencies to ensure your compliance with all environmental laws or to obtain necessary permits. Our lawyers focus on advising clients in the following areas:
- Compliance and Permitting Your business must obtain an environmental permit to engage in certain regulated activities. Our environmental law attorneys will help your business apply for, obtain, and comply with environmental permits.
- Litigation and Enforcement Actions Most environmental laws have strong enforcement provisions, including injunctions that can stop a project, civil fines, and criminal penalties. Other laws contain strict provisions that can force a landowner to clean up contaminated property, restore the site to its previous natural condition, or mitigate for environmental harm.
- Land Use and Development The most efficient and economical way to deal with environmental laws and obstacles is to identify and address them before starting a project, comply with all environmental laws and regulations, and obtain any necessary permits.
- Land Redevelopment and Restoration Federal and state statutes impose strict liability for the cost of cleaning up contaminated properties on their past and present owners and operators. Prospective purchasers of a property need to thoroughly investigate a site to insulate themselves from acquiring liability for past uses of a property.
To learn more about protecting your business or project, contact an environmental law attorney at Cox & Fisher, LLC for a free initial consultation. We represent businesses throughout South Carolina, including those in Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, and Rock Hill.
