Charlie Denton represents an array of clients in environmental and toxic tort litigation, enforcement defense, regulatory compliance solutions and pollution insurance coverage disputes. He also serves as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral mediator and arbitrator. Persistent and highly collaborative, Charlie can take complicated issues and challenges and then identify a strategic path to achieve the client’s objectives.
Charlie’s representation of industrial, municipal, institutional, educational and individual clients includes judicial and administrative environmental proceedings at the federal, state and local levels. He also represents policyholders involved in environmental coverage claim disputes and litigation with millions of dollars in the balance.
In addition, Charlie assists clients with managing environmental risks in commercial transactions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as ISO 14000 environmental management systems. He advises on lender liability issues and environmental audits to assess potential facility contamination and regulatory compliance for the acquisition and financing of real estate, as well as waste management and remedial actions, environmental permits enforcement, and defense of citizens’ suits.
Charlie serves as a zealous advocate for his clients, focusing on their specific strategic goals and finding solutions that solve their immediate and long-term challenges. Charlie makes a point of understanding his clients’ core objectives from the onset of representation to keep their environmental matter in perspective.
Charlie serves as a federal court arbitrator/mediator/neutral evaluator, a state court facilitative mediator, and an arbitrator and mediator for private ADR proceedings. When serving as a neutral, Charlie remains personally dedicated to finding a balanced approach to dispute resolution that meets the needs and interests of the parties involved. Charlie is valued for his thoughtful understanding of the underlying business and legal issues that permeate every dispute, as well as for his calming approach to resolving the people challenges and emotional aspects that underlie most acrimony. An active listener, Charlie serves as a catalyst to working constructively with even the most disparate parties to achieve a reasonable outcome.
Charlie is actively involved with key industry, legal and environmental associations, often in leadership roles. He is the author and co-author of several publications highlighting environmental law topics, and gives frequent presentations for the American Bar Association, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and State Bar Associations for Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin
More Legal and Business Bylines From Charles M. Denton
- Georgia Defeats Florida Water Claims in Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction Case - (Posted On Tuesday, April 06, 2021)
- PFAS Emerging Contaminant Response Could Learn Some Lessons From PCBs - (Posted On Monday, November 23, 2020)
- Michigan Adopts Drinking Water Criteria for 7 PFAS Compounds - (Posted On Thursday, July 23, 2020)
- Michigan Private Attorney General Sues PFAS Manufacturers - (Posted On Thursday, January 16, 2020)
- Voluntary Framework for Fuel Efficiency May Blunt Impact of Federal Standards Freeze - (Posted On Tuesday, August 27, 2019)
- ABA Encourages Climate Change Legislation, Adaptation and Mitigating Action - (Posted On Wednesday, August 21, 2019)
- Expert Focus: US States Outpace EPA on PFAS Firefighting Foam Laws - (Posted On Wednesday, July 03, 2019)
- Michigan Identifies Health-Based Values for Seven PFAS Compounds - (Posted On Tuesday, July 02, 2019)
- A Look At 2018 PHMSA Enforcement Numbers And 2019 Trends - (Posted On Wednesday, April 24, 2019)
- Michigan Gets to Work on PFAS Safe Drinking Water MCL - (Posted On Wednesday, April 17, 2019)