Profile

Tom Griffin handles a wide range of environmental matters and concentrates his practice on environmental law and litigation. In addition to general environmental work, Mr. Griffin represents and defends environmental engineers and consulting groups with respect to professional obligations and claims arising out of their work.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Griffin was an honors attorney in the environmental section of the Office of the Chief Counsel of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C. In the Corps, he concentrated primarily on wetlands permitting and policy issues, and also had responsibility for matters concerning solid and hazardous materials, the National Environmental Policy Act, endangered species and navigable waters.

Experience Highlights

• Defense and prosecution of environmental matters in federal and state court, including groundwater claims, toxic torts, class actions and Superfund litigation
• Brownfields property acquisitions and site development
• Wetlands permitting and related matters, including authorization for activities and structures in navigable waters, endangered species considerations and issues arising under the National Environmental Policy Act
• Environmental permitting issues, such as those related to wastewater discharges, storm water and hazardous waste
• General environmental compliance requirements
• Investigation and remediation of contamination under federal and state programs
• Representation of potentially responsible parties in Superfund matters
• Environmental audits
• Environmental aspects of business transactions, including document negotiation and due diligence reviews from both the buyer's and seller's perspective in mergers, acquisitions, real estate sales and leases

News

• Forty-Two Parker Poe Attorneys Named as 2012 NC Super Lawyers
  January 20, 2012
• Business North Carolina Names 16 Attorneys to 2012 Legal Elite
  January 9, 2012
• Three Parker Poe Attorneys Awarded Lawyer of the Year for 2012
  October 5, 2011
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 10, 2011
• Thirty-Seven Parker Poe Attorneys Named NC Super Lawyers for 2011
  January 25, 2011
• Business North Carolina Names 13 Attorneys to 2011 Legal Elite
  Firm Partner Catharine Biggs Arrowood “Top Vote-Getter” for Antitrust
  January 21, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 11, 2010
• Law & Politics Names 36 Parker Poe Attorneys as Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2010
• Twelve Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2010
  January 4, 2010
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Chambers USA 2009 Recognizes Parker Poe As Leading Law Firm
  June 12, 2009
• Forty-Six Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 26, 2009
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2009
  January 1, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• More than 50 Parker Poe Attorneys among Business Leader's Top Lawyers
  September 24, 2008
• Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 16, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2008
  January 14, 2008
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  September 14, 2007
• Chambers USA 2007 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 26, 2007
• Nineteen Parker Poe Attorneys Named North Carolina Super Lawyers 2007
  January 26, 2007
• Fifteen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 8, 2007
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
  September 12, 2006
• Seventeen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 20, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Among The Best Lawyers in America
  September 13, 2005
• Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
  February 28, 2005
• Five Parker Poe Attorneys and Five Practice Areas have been Included in the Chambers USA: Guide to American's Leading Business Lawyers
  June 3, 2004

Publications

Co-author, Handling Environmental Matters: A North Carolina Practice Guide, West Group, 1999