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Practice Groups 
- Agriculture
- Appellate
- Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
- Business Transactions & Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Education
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- Environmental, Mass Torts & Land Use
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- Professional Negligence / Medical Malpractice
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- Property / SIU
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Practice Groups Practice Groups
Practice Groups: Environmental, Mass Torts & Land Use
Overview
One of the most dynamic and high-profile legal areas today, environmental law has an impact that reaches every segment of our society. Environmental decisions not only impact a company's ability to do business, but affect the water we drink and the air we breathe.
HBSS brings extensive experience in the environmental legal arena, both in defense of clients and in pursuit of violators. We consult with businesses to ensure compliance and work as defense counsel to help companies maintain their financial health and positive public image. We also work hand-in-hand with government agencies to pursue and prosecute environmental offenders, doing our part to help uphold the laws that protect our natural resources.
Our experience on both sides of the issues helps us stay very aware of the sensitivities and details that affect our clients in this delicate area of practice. We represent clients in almost every facet of environmental litigation including:
Land Use
In today's ever changing real estate market, land developers are experiencing more legal hurdles than ever before, making a typical transaction often a difficult task. The attorneys who make up the HBSS Land Use practice group represent a variety of clientele that are involved in these transactions, including small, medium and large land development companies, lenders, and individual home owners, specializing in administrative hearings and litigation involving re-zonings, variances, special use permits, building permits, subdivision and plat approvals, environmental issues, water rights, natural resources, historic preservation, endangered species, and eminent domain. Our firm is unique in its state-wide reach and connection with numerous local governments. For our clients who are dealing with land use and environmental issues, these advantages will, in many cases, translate into timely resolution and desirable outcomes. With six offices throughout Georgia and the representation of numerous cities and counties, HBSS brings a unique understanding of how to work with governmental authorities to obtain the approvals our clients seek, as well as pursue judicial review where approvals are not forthcoming through regular administrative hearings.
