Thomas M. Lingan
Partner
Baltimore, MD
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+1 410.244.7820
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+1 410.244.7742
Tom is familiar with virtually all significant environmental compliance and litigation matters, including matters involving air, water, solid waste, toxic substances, asbestos, lead paint, community right-to-know, and endangered species He currently serves as principal NEPA co-counsel for the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Tom also has significant experience in defending citizen suit challenges brought under various federal environmental statutes.
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Perdue Farms Inc., and Verizon Wireless, among other clients, in environmental litigation and compliance matters
- Served as principal outside environmental counsel for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and Baltimore City in federal consent decree negotiations involving sanitary sewer overflows and other issues relating to their sanitary waste collection systems, one of a few attorneys to handle such consent decree negotiations for two major jurisdictions
- Serves as outside NEPA counsel for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) on several large infrastructure projects
Representative Clients
- Baltimore City Department of Public Works
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- Verizon Wireless
- Maryland Transportation Authority
- CSX Corporation
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude University of Baltimore School of Law 1986
- Heuisler Honor Society
- B.A. Wheeling College 1974
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), Environmental Law Section
- Member, Bar Association of Baltimore City
- Former board member, Maryland Disability Law Center (MDLC) – has been honored by the organization for his services on behalf of people with disabilities
- Member, Board of Visitors, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies
- Member, Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) Leadership Class of 2009
Recognition
Recognition
- Named Lawyer of the Year (Baltimore) by The Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Litigation: Environmental, 2018, 2020
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Litigation, 2011 - 2017, 2020
- Recognized as a "Top Rated Lawyer" in Energy/Environmental by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Recipient, Daily Record Leadership in Law Award, 2011
- Received an award from Maryland Food Bank's The Lawyers' Campaign Against Hunger (LCAH) in recognition of his leadership in founding the organization
Community
Community
Volunteerism
- Founding board member, Turning Pages, Inc., a prison literacy project
- Member, University of Baltimore School of Law's Law Liaison Committee
- Former member, Board of Directors, Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Foundation; previously served on the Board of Trustees for CCBC, including three years as chairman and six years as vice chairman