Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC, LivoniaMr. Fruchey’ s practice focuses on environmental, toxic tort, mass tort and products liability litigation, permitting and compliance with environmental regulations, and defending against alleged violations of environmental regulations. He also has experience defending against personal injury lawsuits, class action lawsuits relating to alleged nuisance odors and lawsuits under Michigan’s Ski Area Safety Act. Before law school, Mr. Fruchey worked as an environmental consultant for a national environmental consulting firm. While there, he worked on matters involving CERCLA, RCRA and TSCA, and he has extensive experience conducting soil and groundwater sampling in accordance with the appropriate operational memos under NREPA, including Parts 213 and 201, among others. Mr. Fruchey is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals (MAEP) and the Fowlerville Business Association. He is the former chairperson the Portland Zoning Board of Appeals.

Lawrence Law, PLC, NoviMr. Lawrence focuses his practice in complex commercial, contract, business, real estate, and environmental litigation. He has extensive experience litigating state and federal environmental claims, including groundwater contamination, natural resource damage, and product liability claims, including claims under the CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Water Act, and Michigan’s Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA). He also has experience in environmental, land use, and wetlands permitting; due diligence; easements and adverse possession; supplier/distributor agreements; community associations; and a wide variety of other commercial and business matters. He also worked on policy analysis for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in the Environmental Assistance Division prior to becoming an attorney. Mr. Lawrence graduated with honors from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where he was a senior editor of the Law Review. He received his two undergraduate degrees from Michigan State University’s James Madison College. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, and the American Bar Association, and the Litigation and Environmental Law Sections, and the Pretrial Practice and Discovery and Environmental Litigation Committees.

Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, DetroitMr. Salim is the senior attorney at the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Salim obtained his law degree in 2008 from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit and his LL.M. degree in 2009 in Natural Resources and Environment from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He practiced in Pennsylvania for several years. While there he was staff attorney at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s environmental law clinic and senior attorney at Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services. His work has involved policy development, civil litigation, permit appeals, and counseling. Among other things, Mr. Salim has done work on oil and gas, land use and zoning, stormwater management, NPDES and Clean Air Act permitting, and environmental justice. He has also taught energy law and oil & gas law as an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and Lewis & Clark Law School.

Wayne State University Law School, DetroitProfessor Schroeck directs and teaches the Transnational Environmental Law Clinic at Wayne State University Law School. In addition, he is executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. Previously, Professor Schroeck worked for the National Wildlife Federation, America’s largest conservation organization, out of its Great Lakes Natural Resources Center in Ann Arbor. Prior to joining the federation, he was a Sea Grant Fellow with the Great Lakes Commission. Professor Schroeck is a licensed Michigan attorney and a graduate of Wayne Law. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies and Political Science from Elmhurst College in Illinois.

James T. Weiner & Associates, P.C., Bingham FarmsMr. Weiner has represented organizations of various sizes from Fortune 100 corporations to “mom-and-pop” operations and non-profit corporations in an extensive variety of issues involving environmental law, energy law, contracts, technology protection, corporate issues, business, litigation, real property, land protection, construction law, and estate planning. Mr. Weiner’s background in wetlands and permitting includes development of procedures for wetland mitigation projects for a local land conservancy and oversight of several wetland mitigation and preservation projects. Mr. Weiner’s background in environmental issues includes: protection of natural areas; representation of non-profit land conservancies; developing wetland mitigation procedures; compliance with a wide range of environmental laws; environmental litigation; the sale and transfer of environmentally-contaminated properties; cleanup of contaminated sites and leaking underground storage tanks; and hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal and permitting in various states and Canada. Mr. Weiner received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with honors from Wayne State University in 1980, a Masters degree in Business Administration (Finance and International Business) from the University of Michigan in 1986, and a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University of Detroit in 1991. Mr. Weiner has taught environmental law at Wayne State University and construction law at Macomb Community College as an adjunct professor for both institutions. Mr. Weiner’s experience includes over 25 years as a practicing attorney and over ten years as a chemical and environmental engineer in various industries.