Montgomery and Andrews Law Firm

Montgomery & Andrews provides a wide range of environmental representation to business clients in New Mexico.  The firm counsels businesses on environmental regulatory compliance; environmental permitting; environmental due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions; land use; brownfields development; site remediation; and other environmental issues.

Business Environmental Practice

We have represented clients before the Environmental Improvement Board, Water Quality Control Commission, Oil Conservation Commission and Mining Commission, and have negotiated successfully with environmental regulators on behalf of our clients.  In addition, we have represented clients before the full spectrum of federal environmental and land management agencies.  Through our continuing contact with our clients, we are often able to provide valuable assistance in their efforts to accomplish corporate goals by being proactive in the regulatory process and in rule-making proceedings before various agencies.   We also advise clients of new issues or problem areas in an attempt to avoid regulatory problems.

Principal areas of expertise are:

• Air quality, including permitting and compliance under the federal Clean Air Act and the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act and regulations (statewide and Bernalillo County)
• Water quality, including permitting and compliance under the federal Clean Water Act and New Mexico Water Quality Act and regulations (groundwater and surface water) and individual liquid waste disposal systems
• Hazardous waste permitting and compliance
• Storage tank regulation
• Solid waste permitting and compliance
• Environmental due diligence for business and real estate transactions
• Brownfields redevelopment

Environmental Litigations

The firm has also represented clients in a wide variety of litigated environmental and natural resource matters.  These matters include:

• Ground water contamination and remediation
• Storage and disposal of hazardous and radioactive material, and insurance coverage of claims in such cases
• Toxic tort litigation
• Civil enforcement actions by federal, state or local authorities
• National Environmental Policy Act litigation