Dennis Donohue practices in the area of environmental law, including mining, Clean Water Act permit development and enforcement issues, Safe Drinking Water Act permit development and enforcement issues, water withdrawal and groundwater discharge issues, hazardous waste management issues and sediment remediation.

Representative Experience

  • Successfully assisting major international natural resources companies in obtaining metallic mineral mining permits in upper Midwest
  • Recently negotiated with MDEQ a cleanup plan to address ammonia at the groundwater/surface water interface for the former Whitehall Leather site in Whitehall, Michigan
  • Working with an electric power cooperative on water use and permitting issues associated with construction and operation of a proposed new clean-coal baseload electric power plant
  • Negotiated two major consent decrees addressing sediment contamination for two U.S. EPA Great Lakes Areas of Concern
  • Successfully negotiated and obtained numerous environmental permits for various industrial and manufacturing operations, particularly with respect to water discharges
  • Assisted in the drafting of new mining regulations in Michigan
  • Handled numerous EPA and MDEQ environmental enforcement actions

Honors and Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America, Environmental, Mining and Water Law, 2011-2012
  • Order of the Coif
  • Note and Comment Editor, Wayne Law Review

Bar Associations

  • American Bar Association
    Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Vice Chair, Mining Committee
  • State Bar of Michigan
    Environmental Law Section, Former Section Council Member; Former Chair, Surface and Groundwater Quality Committee
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association
    Current Trustee (2010-2013); Past Chair, Environmental Law Section

Teaching and Lecturing

  • Speaker on various environmental law topics

Publications

  • Author or co-author of articles for the Environmental Law Journal (State of Michigan)
  • Author or co-author of articles for the American Bar Association's Environment, Energy and Resources Year in Review
  • Author or co-author of articles for the Michigan Environmental Law Deskbook, and A Guide for Michigan Business (Michigan Chamber of Commerce)
  • Co-author and Editor, The 100 Biggest Mistakes of Environmental Compliance and How to Fix or Avoid Them (Michigan Chamber of Commerce)
  • Editor of Michigan Administrative Law Quarterly

Professional Affiliations

  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
  • West Michigan Air and Waste Management Association
  • Michigan Water Environment Association

Community Affiliations

  • Grand Rapids Historical Society

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