Sarah J. Staley

Background

• Sarah's practice centers on issues related to the Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), including cost recovery actions and brownfield redevelopment.

• Before joining MD, Sarah was a legal intern at the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Areas of Experience and Focus

• Environmental Cost Recovery
• Environmental Insurance Recovery Litigation
• Toxic Tort Litigation
• Brownfield Redevelopment
• Water Law Regulatory Matters

Achievements/Honors

• Dayton Bar Association, Young Lawyer Leadership Program

• Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Symposium Editor

• Leslie Lucas Memorial Award Recipient, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution
• Juliette Noone Lester Award Recipient, Saint Mary's College

Professional Involvement

• Dayton Bar Association, Environmental Law Committee Chair 2011-2012
• Ohio State Bar Association, Environmental Law Committee
• Ohio State Moot Court Team, National Civil Rights Competition Team Member, 2009
• Public Interest Law Foundation, Vice-President of Fundraising, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2008

Publications and Presentations

• "Cost Recovery: Lawyers As A Plus?"  Ohio State Bar Association 26^th Annual Environment, Energy and Resources Law Seminar;  April 8, 2011
• "Cost Recovery: Lawyers As A Plus?"  Ohio Brownfields Conference, January 2011
• Editor, Ohio Environmental Update
• Hall Street Associates, LLC v. Mattel, Inc. The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Volume 24 2009 Number 2

Education

• Saint Mary's College, BA, Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 2006
• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, JD, 2009

Bar Admissions/Licenses

• State of Ohio
• Northern District of Ohio
• Southern District of Ohio
• Sixth Circuit