Archived News Items

August 18, 2022: MD Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers.

June 1, 2022: Chambers USA Recognizes MD and Attorneys.

May 31, 2022: Lee A. Slone joins MD as Senior Attorney.

January 25, 2022: MD Announces new collaboration with Ohio Stormwater Association to provide regulatory support and information related to stormwater environmental regulations in Ohio.

January 1, 2022: Gregory DeGulis, Wendlene Lavey, Louis McMahon, Michael McMahon, and David Nash selected to 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers.

December 9, 2021: Ohio Funds Brownfield Redevelopment Program, making nearly $350 million available to brownfield sites in Ohio under new rules released by the Ohio Department of Development.

November 1, 2021: MD named a Tier 1 Cleveland “Best Law Firm” in two practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2022.

August 19, 2021: MD Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022.

May 20, 2021: Lou McMahon, Erin McDevitt- Frantz, Wendy Lavey, and Megan Goedeker present at Ohio Stormwater Conference.

May 20, 2021: MD Recognized by Chambers USA.

March 1, 2021: Chief Judge Marbley of the SD of Ohio issued an opinion in FIP Realty v. Ingersoll-Rand et al, a case of first impression in the Sixth Circuit concerning CERCLA section 113(f)(3)(B) and the Ohio Voluntary Action Program, ORC section 3746.23.

January 1, 2021: Gregory DeGulis, Louis McMahon, Michael McMahon, David Nash, and Sandra Becher Sommers selected to 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers.

November 1, 2020: MD named a Tier 1 Cleveland “Best Law Firm” in two practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2021.

August 20, 2020: Lou McMahon Named 2021 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland by Best Lawyers™.

August 20, 2020: Mike McMahon Named 2021 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland by Best Lawyers™

August 20, 2020: MD Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021.

August 28, 2020: Lou McMahon presents at Ohio Stormwater Conference.

May 2020: MD Recognized by Chambers USA.

January 1, 2020: Gregory DeGulis, Louis McMahon, Michael McMahon, David Nash, and Sandra Becher Sommers Selected to 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers.

November 1, 2019: MD named a Tier 1 Cleveland “Best Law Firm” in two practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2020.

August 15, 2019: Gregory DeGulis Named 2020 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland by Best Lawyers™.

August 15, 2019: Six MD Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020.

May 9, 2019: Lou McMahon presents at Ohio Stormwater Conference.

May 7, 2019: Lou McMahon, Wendy Lavey and Greg DeGulis present at 2019 Infrastructure Funding: How to Get it and Spend it Wisely seminar in Cleveland, Ohio.

April 30, 2019: Lou McMahon and Wendy Lavey present at 2019 Infrastructure Funding: How to Get it and Spend it Wisely seminar in Canton, Ohio.

April 25, 2019: MD Recognized by Chambers USA.

April 4, 2019: MD Trial Team Earns Defense Verdict in Mesothelioma Case.

March 29, 2019: Greg DeGulis presents at 34th Annual OSBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Seminar.

March 12, 2019: Court dismisses Pipeline related lawsuit.

February 26, 2019: Erin McDevitt-Frantz presents at Lorain County Stormwater Management District meeting.

February 26, 2019: Greg DeGulis and Wendy Lavey present at 2019 Infrastructure Funding: How to Get it and Spend it Wisely seminar in Marietta, Ohio.

January 14, 2019: Water Infrastructure Improvement Act Opens New Paths to Affordable CWA Compliance for Local Governments.

January 1, 2019: Gregory DeGulis, Louis McMahon, Michael McMahon, David Nash, and Sandra Becher Sommers Selected to 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers.

January 1, 2019: Erin McDevitt-Frantz Selected to 2019 Ohio Rising Stars.

December 18, 2018: Lou McMahon presents Great Lakes Water Law 101 at the 2018 CMBA Environmental Law Institute: Great Lakes Update.

November 15, 2018: Erin McDevitt-Frantz presents at Storm Water Solutions Conference.

November 8, 2018: Greg DeGulis presents Mercy Mercy Me, We Need Money: Alternative Financing Sources and Incentives at the 40^th Annual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute.

October 17, 2018: Erin M. McDevitt-Frantz published in CMBA Bar Journal.

October 15, 2018: Camille Yancey Joins MD as Of Counsel.

September 14, 2018: Lou McMahon presents Water Law 101 at the Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners Ethics & Engineering Professional Development Workshop.

August 20, 2018: Sandra Becher Sommers Joins MD as Partner.

August 15, 2018: 6 MD Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2019.

August 15, 2018: Michael McMahon Named 2019 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland by Best Lawyers^™

August 4, 2018: MD Sponsors Bike MS: Buckeye Breakaway.

July 25, 2018: Greg DeGulis Elected as Fellow to American College of Environmental Lawyers.

June 1, 2018: Greg DeGulis published in ABA Committee Newsletter.

May 17, 2018: Lou McMahon presents Adaptive Management in Ohio at the Wet Weather Partnership meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio.

May 15, 2018: Lou McMahon presents Clean Water Act: New Developments and Opportunities at the Indiana MS4 Partnership meeting.

May 10, 2018: Lou McMahon, Erin McDevitt-Frantz and MD Law Clerk Lauryn Kitchen present at the 2018 Ohio Stormwater Conference.

May 3, 2018: MD Recognized by Chambers USA.

April 12 -13, 2018: Keely O’Bryan and Lou McMahon present at 33rd Annual OSBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Seminar.

March 24, 2018: Law Clerk Lauryn G. Kitchen received the award for Best Overall Oralist at the 2018 August A. Rendigs National Products Liability Moot Court Competition

March 8, 2018: Dave Nash presents Taking Control of Regulatory Compliance Messaging in the Instant Communication Age at the One Water Government Affairs Workshop.

February 6, 2018: Ohio EPA to Cut Phosphorus Limits for Point Sources.

January 31, 2018: Greg DeGulis delivered an oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.

January 4 2018: Erin McDevitt-Frantz named the Chair of the Avon Lake Environmental Affairs Advisory Board.

January 1, 2018: Gregory DeGulis and Louis McMahon Selected to 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers.

January 1, 2018: Erin McDevitt-Frantz  Selected to 2018 Ohio Rising Stars.

January 1, 2018: Environmental Law: Call for Papers Submission Deadline January 31, 2018.

December 12, 2017: USACE drops appeal over 2015 dredging of Cleveland Harbor.

December 8, 2017: MD Attorneys to present at the CMBA Environmental Law Institute. Topics include Vapor Intrusion, Integrated Planning and the Flats East development project.

November 22, 2017: City of Green wins temporary victory in fight to stop Nexus pipeline.

November 15, 2017: Lou McMahon to present “Admin Law in its Golden Age-Why It’s Currently All the Rage” at the NACWA National Clean Water Law Seminar.

November 9, 2017: Lou McMahon to present at National Stormwater Solutions Conference in Chicago.

September 14, 2017: Wendlene M. Lavey Joins MD as Partner.

August 15, 2017: Louis L. McMahon Selected as 2018 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Environmental in the Cleveland area.

August 15, 2017: Seven McMahon DeGulis LLP Attorneys Selected as Ohio’s Best Lawyers for 2018.

July 13, 2017: Lou McMahon to present “Ohio Water Law and Current Trends” at the Dayton Society of Professional Engineers meeting.

June 8, 2017: Lou McMahon to present “Changing Water Law: A Local Government Survival Guide” to the Northeast Ohio Law Directors Association.

May 26, 2017: MD Recognized in the 2017 Edition of Chambers USA.

May 11, 2017: Lou McMahon to present at Ohio Stormwater Conference.

May 5, 2017: U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Port of Cleveland and State of Ohio in Army Corps Dredging Litigation.

March 16, 2017: Dave Nash to present “Volkswagen Air Pollution Defeat Device Scandal–Legal Considerations for Professional Engineers” at the Ohio University Russ College of Engineering.

March 2017: Dave Nash to present “TSCA Reform in a Nutshell” at the Ohio State Bar Association Annual Environment, Energy and Resources Law Seminar.

January 1, 2017: Gregory J. DeGulis and Louis L. McMahon Selected to 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list.

December 6, 2016: Lou McMahon to present “Recent Developments in Environmental Law: Sovereign Immunity,” at the County Sanitary Engineers Association of Ohio 2016 Winter Conference.

November 10, 2016: Lou McMahon to present “Hot Topics in Environmental Law” at the Northeast Section of Ohio Water Environmental Association Supervisors Seminar.

November 7, 2016: Lou McMahon to present “Can the King do Wrong? The State of Sovereign Immunity and Municipal Tort Liability,” at the NACWA Clean Water Seminar.

October 26, 2016: Greg DeGulis to present “Cost Recovery Options for Brownfields” at the Ohio Land Bank Conference.

October 12, 2016: MD Attorneys to present at “Ohio Water Law and Community Opportunities for Innovative Water System Management” sponsored by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.

September 1, 2016: Six McMahon DeGulis LLP Attorneys Selected as Best Lawyers in Ohio for 2017.

September 2016: Louis L. McMahon Selected as 2017 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Environmental in the Cleveland area.

June 10, 2016: Lou McMahon to present “U.S. Great Lakes Water Law 1010” at the 2016 Great Lakes Symposium.

July 2016: Dave Nash to serve as a Panel Member for a presentation to Republican National Convention delegates at Cleveland State University on Corporate Sustainability.

June 4, 2016: Dave Nash to present “Volkswagen Air Pollution Defeat Device Scandal–Legal Considerations for Professional Engineers” to the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers.

May 26, 2016: MD Recognized in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA.

May 23, 2016: Dave Nash to present “Environmental Law 101 for Business Lawyers” at the OSBA Business Law Conference.

May 5, 2016: Lou McMahon to speak at Ohio Stormwater Conference.

April 6, 2016: Greg DeGulis to present at Ohio Brownfields Conference on “Financing Your Brownfield Cost Recovery Efforts – a Legal Perspective.”

March 28, 2016: Suzanne M. Fisher-Edwards named to Columbus CEO 2016 Top Lawyers in Energy and Utilities list.

March 22, 2016: MD Attorneys to present at “Ohio Water Law and Community Opportunities for Innovative Water System Management” sponsored by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.

January 1, 2016: Gregory J. DeGulis and Louis L. McMahon Selected to 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list.