Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Among Leading Law Firms

The Chambers USA Guide to the Legal Profession has again ranked Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. as a leading environmental law practice, both nationally and regionally. In addition to firm-level rankings, individual lawyers from the Firm’s regional offices are ranked. Read More ›

Beveridge & Diamond Named to National Law Journal's "Midsize Hot List" for Third Consecutive Year

The National Law Journal has again included Beveridge & Diamond on its "Midsize Hot List." The list recognizes 20 law firms of between 50 and 200 lawyers who stand out from their peers and from larger firms with unique business strategies and practice success. 2013 marks the third consecutive year that Beveridge & Diamond has been so honored. Read More ›

Marc J. Goldstein Named Managing Shareholder of Beveridge & Diamond’s Massachusetts Office

Beveridge & Diamond recently named Marc J. Goldstein as the Managing Shareholder of its Massachusetts Office.  Mr. Goldstein takes over from Stephen Richmond, who has served as the Managing Shareholder since the Firm’s Massachusetts office opened in 2004.  Mr. Goldstein’s practice focuses on environmental litigation and land use and development. 

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Members of Beveridge & Diamond’s Massachusetts Office Receive “Super Lawyers” Recognition

Five members of Beveridge & Diamond’s Massachusetts office have been recognized by the Super Lawyers rating service as being among the top lawyers in their areas of practice in Massachusetts. Read More ›

Former EPA General Counsel Scott Fulton to Join Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Washington, DC – Scott Fulton, the former General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will join Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. as a Principal in the Firm's Washington, DC office, effective March 25, 2013.   Read More ›

Beveridge & Diamond Secures Key Appellate Victory for City of Los Angeles Protecting Land Application of Biosolids

Litigators from the Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Washington, DC and San Francisco offices convinced the California Court of Appeal to affirm a preliminary injunction that blocks implementation of a county voter initiative that sought to halt biosolids recycling at a 4,700 acre farm in Kern County, California, owned by the City of Los Angeles. In a unanimous decision, the Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled that Defendant Kern County’s ban on land application of biosolids likely exceeded the County’s police powers because of the impacts of the ban on public utilities outside of Kern County that must manage biosolids through recycling. The three judge panel also ruled that the ban conflicted with and was preempted by the California Integrated Waste Management Act, which requires that localities encourage recycling practices like land application of biosolids. The court wrote that Kern County could not prohibit “a major, widely accepted, comprehensively regulated form of recycling. . . . Kern County asks us to adopt a position that would authorize all local governments to say ‘not here.’” Read More ›

Beveridge & Diamond Wins Defense Summary Judgment in Mass Tort Case

Working with Pennsylvania co-counsel, Beveridge & Diamond secured summary judgment dismissing all counts in a toxic tort/nuisance case venued in York County, Pennsylvania. The Plaintiffs alleged that land application of biosolids (treated sewage sludge) to farm land near their homes constituted a nuisance and caused personal injuries. The court held that the use of biosolids as a fertilizer was a protected farming activity under the Pennsylvania Right to Farm Act’s statute of repose, and stated that use of biosolids is not significantly different from other organic fertilizers that farmers have traditionally used. The court also held that the Plaintiffs could not prove that the land applier, farmer and land owner owed a legal duty to the neighbors regarding off-site odors. The court also rejected claims that odors from biosolids could be a trespass. Read More ›

Beveridge & Diamond Scores Major NEPA/Wetlands Victory for Railroad in 10th Circuit

On November 28, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit unanimously upheld environmental studies supporting the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit issued for a proposed $250 million intermodal facility near Gardner, Kansas. Hillsdale Envtl. Loss Prevention, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, __ F.3d __, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24531 (10th Cir. 2012). The Court rejected claims from environmental groups that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the National Environmental Policy Act by evaluating the project in an environmental assessment and the CWA by permitting project construction that would fill wetlands and other waters. Litigators in Beveridge & Diamond’s Washington, D.C. office represented the facility’s developer, one of the nation’s largest freight railroad companies, which intervened as a defendant in the litigation. Read More ›

Beveridge & Diamond Again Named a Top National Environmental and Litigation Firm by U.S. News/Best Lawyers

Washington, DC - U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have once again awarded Beveridge & Diamond’s environmental and litigation practices a Tier 1 nationwide ranking in the 2012 Best Law Firms list. With nearly 100 lawyers in offices in six states and the District of Columbia, the firm helps clients from a range of industries solve complex environmental and natural resource challenges across the U.S. and internationally.   Read More ›

Benjamin F. Wilson Again Receives Wiley A. Branton Award

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is proud to announce that our Firm's Managing Principal, Benjamin F. Wilson, will be a recipient of the National Bar Association’s (NBA) 2012 Wiley A. Branton Award next month. Read More ›