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Louis L McMahon Named 2024 Litigation-Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland by Best Lawyers™

Congratulations to Louis L. McMahon, who has been honored by Best Lawyers™ as the 2024 Litigation – Environmental  “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland! Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.  These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Lou was previously recognized as the 2021 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Environmental in the Cleveland area.

Lou has extensive experience in environmental issues relating to water law litigation and Clean Water Act compliance. Lou advises local governments regarding EPA compliance and integrated planning of capital investments with other community objectives such as economic development, brownfield redevelopment and “greening” impervious areas. Lou is a frequent speaker on water law topics, presenting to audiences at the Ohio Stormwater Conference, the Northeast Ohio Law Directors Association, the Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference, and One Water Ohio, among others in the last few years. In 2022, Lou was recognized as a “Legal Notable” by Crain’s Cleveland Business.

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Lee Slone Named “One to Watch”

Congratulations to Lee Slone who was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2024 Edition). Lee was recognized in the Columbus area for his work in Environmental Law.

Lee’s practice focuses on counseling and defending private and public sector clients of all sizes in environmental and energy matters.  He primarily advises clients on issues related to federal, state and local environmental regulation, pre-purchase environmental due diligence in real estate, land development, land use, energy projects, permit review and enforcement defense. He has significant litigation experience.

Ones to Watch honorees typically have been in practice for five to nine years, focusing on one or more of the 77 areas of expertise that are reviewed. The methodology for determining these awards is the same as the one used to select Best Lawyers: a peer-review survey in which lawyers within their own geographic region nominate their peers.

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MD Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024

Congratulations to the McMahon DeGulis LLP attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024! Each attorney listed below was selected by his or her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers™ 2024 in the indicated fields:

Cleveland

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. For Best Lawyers’ milestone 30th edition, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 76,000 leading lawyers honored.

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MD Gives Back

The MD team spent a warm August Friday morning volunteering with the Cleveland Metroparks, removing invasive plants from the bioswales at Wildwood Park and Marina. Working with a seasonal team of trained Metroparks employees, we learned key differences between native and invasive plants and the importance of removing the invasive species to promote the growth and health of native plantings.

Increased storm water run-off moves silt and pollutants (including sewage) into our lakes, streams, and rivers not only affecting the fish and invertebrates living there, but also increasing the cost to produce drinking water. The bioswales and native plantings in the parking lot at Wildwood play a key role in managing this storm water run off. The Wildwood parking lot is also situated on a meadow where monarch migration occurs in the fall, with the native plantings supporting this important benefit to our ecosystem. Our attorneys often work with clients to incorporate innovative storm water management tools into consent decrees and other legal tools – this was a great opportunity to see our work in action.

A special thanks to the Cleveland Metroparks volunteer department for arranging an amazing experience for our team! You can explore more of MD’s work with storm water here.

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MD Gives Back

Congratulations to Rebecca Hedegore, MD Firm Administrator, who participated in the 17th Annual American Cancer Society Pan Ohio Hope Ride on July 20-23, 2023. Proceeds from this year’s charity cycling fundraiser will support the American Cancer Society’s only Ohio Hope Lodge, located in Cleveland.

Margaret Saldivar, of our Columbus office, and her husband Michael volunteered at the London, OH water stop, cheering on cyclists of all ages and abilities. Thank you so much for supporting this incredible event and our MD team!

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