Lynn T. Manolopoulos
Partner
Chair, Environmental Practice
Lynn Manolopoulos represents a wide range of industrial, commercial and individual clients in matters involving environmental state and federal laws and regulations. Her experience includes enforcement defense, environmental compliance counseling, Brownfields redevelopment, permitting and defense of cost recovery and citizen suit litigation. Lynn is a chemical engineer whose legal experience covers a full spectrum of environmental issues, from regulatory and litigation matters and compliance counseling to transactions involving contaminated property refinance and development.
Lynn focuses on her client relationships and adjusts her approach and style to meet not only the goals of the client but also the risk tolerance. She communicates with her clients on a regular basis making her relationships strong and allowing her to be a trusted advisor to her clients for questions beyond environmental issues.
Practice Highlights
State and federal superfund
Clean Water Act
Auditing
Brownfields Redevelopment
Citizen Suits
Enforcement
Environmental Claims Involving the U.S. As a Liable Party
Federal Superfund
State Superfund
Water Permitting
Admitted to Practice
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Washington, 1991
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Alaska, 2006
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U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
Education
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J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1991
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M.B.A., California State University, Fullerton, 1998
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 1984
Professional Recognition
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- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Environment (Washington) by Chambers USA, 2005-2020; Received "Band 1" ranking 2011-2016
- Received the "H. Stewart Tremaine Award" for exemplary team work, Davis Wright Tremaine, 2014
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers, 2013-present
- Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers" in Environmental Law, Thomson Reuters, 2012-2015
