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Paul is a member of the firm’s environmental and real estate and construction litigation practice areas. He has represented clients in numerous areas of environmental law and real estate and construction law. His environmental work focuses on litigation and regulatory compliance matters. In court, he has both prosecuted and defended CERCLA contribution and cost recovery lawsuits, litigation under the Missouri “Spill Bill,” cases involving Illinois Environmental Protection Act, the federal Clean Water Act, and the Missouri Clean Water Law, as well as common law tort actions and contract disputes. In matters of compliance, he has negotiated with, and handled matters involving, the EPA, OSM, MDNR, IEPA, and IDNR. Paul has experience involving groundwater issues, both in court and in administrative adjudication, and in the mining industry, regarding environmental land use controls, reclamation implementation and operations, and post-mining land-use. Paul has participated in every facet of negotiation and litigation, including drafting pleadings and briefs, preparing and arguing complex motions, representing clients during mediations, trying cases, and arguing appeals. He also has had experience in drafting and arguing Daubert motions and motions for summary judgment. His real estate and construction work has focused on prosecuting and defending eminent domain lawsuits, commercial lease disputes, and complex construction cases. He has worked diligently on many large public projects, including the Cross County MetroLink Extension. With regard to Missouri’s 2006 eminent domain reform legislation, Paul assisted state legislators and private and public stakeholders in reaching consensus on that bill. As with his experience in environmental law, he has participated in all facets of negotiation and litigation of real estate and construction matters, including representing clients during mediation, trying cases, and in preparing and arguing appeals.

Listed skills include Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Trials, and 9 others.