Michele J. Glass

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Michele brings to Gibbons nearly two decades of experience in all aspects of environmental law. From litigation to corporate and real estate transactions, regulatory matters, insurance, sustainability, and environmental justice considerations, her practice has focused on providing timely, pragmatic, and thoughtful counsel to a diverse, sophisticated clientele. She possesses extensive knowledge of state and federal environmental statutes and regulations, including remediation standards and reporting obligations. Michele’s expertise also extends to health and safety considerations. Her experience has involved sustaining compliance with domestic and international environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) and emerging obligations. She has also advised on and managed legacy remediation sites; assessed settlement options and developed strategy for ongoing, complex remediations; cultivated relationships with site and above-site EHS leadership; and advised and assisted on environmental considerations relevant to all phases of corporate and real estate transactions. Her work has entailed utilizing and managing outside counsel as well.

Michele is a founding member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s (NJSBA) Renewable Energy, Cleantech & Climate Change Sub-Committee and former Chair of the Environmental Law Section of the NJSBA. Michele has been active in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER), serving three consecutive terms as Co-Chair of the In-House Counsel Committee, followed by a year as the Committee’s Membership Vice-Chair; she is currently serving in an At-Large Vice-Chair capacity on that Committee and as an Additional (Energy Justice) Vice Chair for ABA SEER’s Energy Committee. She was included on the Thomson Reuters New Jersey Super Lawyers “Rising Star” list from 2009 to 2013 and 2016 to 2019.