Thomas Lingan concentrates his practice in environmental litigation and environmental compliance counseling. He has experience in civil and criminal litigation and administrative enforcement proceedings as well as environmental tort litigation involving property contamination and personal injury issues.

The lawyers in the Environmental Group are familiar with virtually all significant environmental compliance and litigation areas including air, water, solid waste, toxic substances, asbestos, lead paint, community right-to-know, endangered species, environmental impact statement and other areas of state, federal, and local law. Mr. Lingan is particularly well-versed in all aspects of lead-based paint compliance and liability issues. On this issue, he has represented a local housing authority, general abatement contractors, and lenders as well as homeowners.

Significant Matters

Recently, Mr. Lingan obtained a defense verdict in a CERCLA cost recovery action in Maryland Federal District Court. In a case in which Mr. Lingan represented a property developer, the legal team established caselaw in Maryland that the defense of assumption of risk does not apply in trespass cases. Mr. Lingan serves as principal outside environmental counsel for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

Activities

Mr. Lingan has served on the Board of Advisors for the University of Baltimore School of Law Journal of Environmental Law, and the Law Liaison Committee. In addition, Mr. Lingan has been active in the Lawyers Campaign Against Hunger, the University of Baltimore Alumni Association, the Catholic Community at Relay, and in 2002 was reappointed by the Governor to a five year term on the Board of Trustees for the Community College of Baltimore County.