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Jarred O. Taylor, II
Birmingham, AL
205-254-1061
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Education
Davidson College, AB 1978
University of Alabama School of Law, JD 1982
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Experience
Mr. Taylor is a current shareholder and one of the 26 original lawyers who founded Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. in 1984. He has over 20 years of experience in the environmental area, representing a variety of clients in various environmental matters, including administrative enforcement actions, permitting and regulatory matters, and toxic tort litigation, including class actions, in both state and federal court. He also is a regular member of teams formed within the firm to advise clients with real estate, bankruptcy, and mergers and acquisition needs regarding environmental issues. He has also handled a number of OSHA matters, including several involving a death, trying several to successful, no-fault determinations.
In the environmental area, Mr. Taylor focuses on water, hazardous waste and Superfund matters, although the firm’s environmental practice group brings expertise to all environmental media. He has represented multiple clients in Clean Water Act citizen suits, Superfund and RCRA matters, both administratively and in court, and in toxic tort litigation. He has also served as common counsel for PRP groups in Superfund matters. Mr. Taylor has also defended multiple companies in dust, noise, odor and similar nuisance claims.
Representative Cases:
· Assisted one of the nation’s largest hazardous waste disposal facilities obtain its RCRA Part B permit. · Successfully defended challenges to water discharge permits issued to several coal and coke clients, as well as municipal water treatment facilities. · Acted as common counsel, including litigating against non-participating PRPs, regarding the Fuels & Chemicals Superfund Site. · Represented PRPs in the Interstate Lead Company Superfund Site. · Represent CAFO in Clean Water Act and nuisance citizen suit. · Represent major industrial interests in litigation (state and federal court), including class action toxic tort claims, arising out of lead and PCB contamination in Anniston, Alabama. · Represent multiple PRPs in the Anniston Lead Site and Anniston PCB Site (federal Superfund), both in administrative litigation and federal court cost recovery litigation.· Represent animal processing facility in odor nuisance litigation.· Currently serves, by appointment from the Governor, as Vice Chair of the Alabama Land Recyling and Economic Redevelopment Act Commission.
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