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Baltimore, MD

Tom Lingan is an environmental attorney who represents public and private entities in environmental litigation and compliance counseling. Tom concentrates his practice on civil and criminal environmental litigation, administrative enforcement proceedings, environmental tort litigation involving property contamination, and personal injury, with a particular focus on permitting and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance for large infrastructure projects. He is also well versed in all aspects of environmental due diligence involving real estate and corporate transactions.

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.

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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

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Credentials

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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

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The Best Lawyers in America
- Lawyer of the Year, Environmental Law, Baltimore, 2018, 2020
- Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Environmental, Baltimore, 2018, 2020 – 2021
- Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental, 2011 – 2021
ALM and Martindale-Hubbell, Top Rated Lawyer, Energy/Environmental, 2013
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated
The Daily Record, Leadership in Law Award, 2011
Maryland Food Bank, Lawyers’ Campaign Against Hunger (LCAH) (He received an award in recognition of his leadership in founding the Lawyers’ Campaign Against Hunger)

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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