Dawda Mann Attorneys Named Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
"Michigan Super Lawyers 2012," a list of attorneys given high recognition by their peers, includes eight lawyers from Dawda Mann. They are Edward C. Dawda and William L. Rosin in the [...]
Eight Dawda Mann Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers
Eight lawyers from Dawda Mann were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013. Three Dawda Mann member attorneys were recognized for the first [...]
Kalamazoo River Oil Spill – Two Years Later
Two years ago this week an oil pipeline owned by Canadian-based Enbridge oil company and operated by Enbridge Energy Partners ruptured spilling more than a million gallons of “dilbit” crude [...]
Update on Michigan’s Groundwater Surface Water Interface Criteria and Compliance
On June 20, 2012, Governor Snyder signed into law Michigan’s Senate Bill No. 1090 amending MCL 324.20120(e) of Michigan’s Part 201. As we discussed in an earlier blog entry on [...]
Regulatory Reform in Michigan’s Underground Storage Tank (“ust”) Program
In May 2012, a six bill package was signed into law by Governor Snyder to amend the procedures for the cleanup of contamination caused by leaking USTs. This bill package [...]
Greening the Army
The Defense Department is no stranger to being on the forefront of advanced technology and its expertise was once again showcased with the recent opening of the Army’s GSPEL (Ground [...]
Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
A Mixed Bag So Far By Jeffrey D. Moss, Guest Blogger CBO’s March 2012 Report The Congressional Budget Office (“CBO”) has recently issued a report entitled “Federal Financial Support for [...]
Reinventing Michigan’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Programs – Update
The Collaborative Stakeholder Initiative will be presenting its Final Report and Recommendations on Reinventing the State’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Program at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing on March 15, [...]
Incentives – Still Picking “winners and Losers”? (Updated 2/10/12)
Governor Rick Snyder was adamant during the 2010 election campaign that Michigan would have to stop picking ‘winners and losers’ when it came to doling out governmental incentives for private [...]
Legislative Update – Leaking Underground Storage Tank Act
As we reported last summer, a package of bills are being reviewed by the State Legislature that will impact all parties addressing Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (“LUST”). On January 24, [...]
Brownfield Redevelopers Beware!
Due Care and Indemnification Agreements and the CERCLA BFPP Defense The last year has seen its share of unique decisions relating to CERCLA liability. Recently I blogged about one case [...]
Dawda Mann Included in Fortune’s List of Top-ranked Law Firms
Dawda Mann has been named by Fortune magazine and LexisNexis Martindale- Hubbell® as one of the top law firms in the United States. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell's 2012 Top Ranked Law Firms [...]
File This One Under Yikes!
Developers need to take heed of this one. Based on a recent decision in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, developers could find themselves involved in lawsuits [...]
On Site Soil Movement: Part 201 or Part 111?
So what do you do if you own a contaminated property that is a “facility” under Part 201 of NREPA (Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act) and you want to [...]
Lending and Energy Efficiency – How are they Related?
Back in October when I was at the GreenBuild conference in Toronto I sat in on an interesting presentation headed up by Philip Henderson of the Natural Resources Defense Council [...]
Energy Star – New Guidelines for Homebuilders
Since the EPA rolled out its ENERGY STAR Program for homes in 1995, 1.2 million new home received this designation. The designation is given to homes achieving established energy savings [...]
Baseline Environmental Assessments and Landlord Refinancing
Here’s an interesting issue that landlords throughout Michigan may be seeing more of when they seek refinancing. Remember the Court of Appeals decision last year in 1031 Lapeer LLC v. [...]
DEQ Criteria
Did you know that some DEQ exposure pathways are on the chopping block? Ok, so chopping block may not be exactly right phrase, but at the Air & Waste Management [...]
Nine Dawda Mann Attorneys Named 2012 Top Lawyers by DBusiness
DBusiness Magazine named nine Dawda Mann attorneys to its 2012 Top Lawyers list. The annual ranking of metro Detroit attorneys is generated by a peer review survey of more than [...]
A Committed Connection to the Community
Since its inception, Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler has been committed to supporting the community through its sponsorship of various fund raising activities for national and local charities, as well [...]
