Channing Martin is a partner and chair of the Environmental Law Group and the Petroleum Refining & Marketing Group at Williams Mullen. Within the Environmental Law Group, he counsels clients on a wide variety of environmental issues and represents them before regulatory agencies and in federal and state courts on such matters as the Clean Air and Water acts, Superfund, RCRA, storage tanks and toxic torts. Among other industry sectors, Mr. Martin regularly represents manufacturers, petroleum companies and trade associations.
Education
Washington & Lee University, J.D. – 1979
Washington & Lee University, B.S. – 1975
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Environment, Energy and Resources Section
Virginia State Bar, Environmental Law Section, Past Chairman
Richmond Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Founder and Past Chairman
Virginia Manufacturers Association, Counsel to Environmental Affairs Committee
Air and Waste Management Association
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Natural Resources Committee
Trends, Editor-In-Chief
Awards and Honors
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
Recognized as a leading environment attorney in the U.S. by Chambers USA
Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine - Environmental Law
Listed in "Legal Elite," Virginia Business magazine
Publications
WM Environmental Report - June 2008
WM Environmental Report - April 2008
WM Environmental Report - February 2008
WM Environmental Report - December 2007
WM Environmental Report - October 2007
WM Environmental Report - September 2007
New EPA All Appropriate Inquiry Rule Effective November 1: A Trap for the Unwary?
Dischargers to Bay Watershed will be Subject to New Watershed General VPDES Permit
DEQ Issues New Enforcement Guidance
EPA Revises RCRA Headworks Exemption
DEQ Considers Controversial Voluntary Remediation Program Guidance
Is Your Wetland Delineator Certified?
DEQ's Blue Light Special: How to Get a Discount on Annual Permit Fees
Are Consultant’s Documents Protected From Disclosure?
Buyers Beware: EPA Windfall Lien Could Disrupt Property Transactions
Voluntary Disclosure of Environmental Violations: Is Mea Culpa a Good Idea or a Bad Move? (Environmental Law Reporter, June, 2002)
Co-author,
Brownfields Law and Practice (LEXIS Publishing, 2007)
Local Governments as Environmental Plaintiffs (Virginia Town and City Magazine, July, 1999)
From Brownfields to Greenbacks (Virginia Lawyer Magazine, February, 1999)
Editor, Williams Mullen Environmental Report Newsletter
Community Involvement
Boys & Girls Clubs of Richmond, Board of Directors, 1983-1987
Children's Home Society of Virginia, Board of Directors, 1982-1987
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Metro Richmond
United Way Services, Board of Directors, 1998 - present
United Way Services, Campaign Cabinet, 1984 - present (Campaign Chair, 2002)
Education
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