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Experience working with dozens of contaminated site cases throughout the Pacific Northwest gives the Dobson Law Firm unique insights into the legal and scientific issues associated with the release and cleanup of hazardous substances.The Dobson Law Firm helps its clients assess and minimize potential environmental liability arising from industrial operations and commercial property transactions. In cases where liability for cleanup costs is unavoidable, the firm works to shift the financial burdens away from its clients by identifying and aggressively pursuing contribution claims against other parties connected to the contamination.
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Extensive experience with the Portland Harbor Superfund site. |
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Examples of legal services involving contaminated properties include:
- Advising clients regarding potential environmental liability related to the purchase of industrial properties.
- Providing day-to-day regulatory advice to wood treatment facilities, agrochemical manufacturers, government entities, and waste disposal facilities regarding environmental cleanup operations.
- Helping clients reduce or eliminate the property tax liability associated with contaminated properties.
- Representing landlords in litigation involving Oregon’s innovative Dry Cleaner Law, which provides immunity from cleanup liability for qualified dry cleaner owners and operators.
- Initiating successful lawsuits on behalf of landowners to recover environmental cleanup costs from former owners and operators responsible for causing the contamination.
- Assisting industrial clients in negotiations with state environmental agencies to achieve substantial reductions in cleanup reimbursement liability.