MC Law Office represents clients in administrative adjudication hearings with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Whether you want to register a boat or apply for a septic system (ISDS) permit, we can help.  We also provide assistance with regard to matters involving compliance and inspection, hazardous materials, brownfields, water resources, waste management, air resources, wetlands, and other related fields.  MC Law Office can also assist individuals who may be looking to lower their tax burden under the Farm, Forest, and Open Space (FFOS) Act.  Our firm also assists clients in Massachusetts with regard to similar applications before the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP).

For those individuals located in coastal areas, we also represent applicants and abutters who must present their proposals and comments before the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM).  The CRMC and CZM work in tandem with their counterparts (RIDEM and MADEP). 

-         Typical clients with regard to this area of the law have included:

o       Septic System Installation (whether new or compliance related)

o       Commercial and Residential Developers of Brownfields

o       Commercial Property Owners served with a Notice of Violations

      (usually related to a spill, release, or other compliance issue)

o       Residential Property Owners with large parcels of undeveloped land (FFOS)