Joseph Maternowski

Joseph Maternowski is a shareholder at the Hessian & McKasy firm in Minneapolis practicing in the areas of environmental, real estate and business law. Joe began his legal career in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office where he represented the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Joe focuses his private practice on environmental matters arising in real estate and business transactions. Joe has extensive experience with site investigations and cleanups, vapor intrusion assessments, state Brownfields programs and with federal and state environmental agencies. Joe assists real estate and business lawyers and in house counsel on transactions where environmental issues arise. He helps clients obtain liability assurances from state and federal authorities and is often involved with enforcement defense and cost recovery litigation. Joe tracks developments in environmental law and compliance on his blog that can be found on his www.enviroattorney.net website.

Joe's clients view him as trusted adviser. Joe is an experienced attorney who has been active in the Minnesota State Bar Association serving as Chair and Section Council member of the MSBA's Environment, Natural Resources and Energy Law Section. Joe is a frequent speaker at CLEs and recently was asked to prepare a series of CLEs on environmental law topics that are directed to business and real estate attorneys. Joe serves as outside environmental counsel to a number of national, regional and local corporations.

The Hessian & McKasy law firm provides a range of services to its clients. For more information about the Firm and our attorneys please visit our website at www.hessianmckasy.com

Temple University Beasley School of Law

J.D. | Law, Environmental Law

1982 - 1984

Activities: Founding Member of Temple Journal of Science, Technology and Environmental Law

Yale University

B.A. (1978) | American History

1974 - 1978

Shareholder

Hessian & McKasy, PA

2013 - Current

Mr. Maternowski advises clients on matter on business and real estate matters including transactions where environmental issues are a concern. Mr. Maternowski has conducted due diligence for a leading telecommunications provider in States across the Upper Midwest. Mr. Maternowski assist clients on permitting and enforcement maters before federal, state and local agencies.

Shareholder

Moss & Barnett, PA

2002 - 2013

Chair Environmental Law Practice Group. Represented clients in litigation in state and federal court. Advised clients on permitting and enforcement matters. Managed multi-State environmental due diligence portfolio for prominent telecommunications company. Successfully represented developed in challenge to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Administrative Penalty Order. Court order attorneys fee award under Minnesota Equal Access to Justice.

Shareholder

Hessian & McKasy, PA

1996 - 2000

Represented corporations, units of local government and individuals on various environmental matters. Represented client in a state litigation over civil penalties for RCRA violations. Individual defendants were dismissed and Court awarded attorneys fees to individuals under the Minnesota Equal Access to Justice Act. Served as Common Counsel for group of responsible parties at a scrap yard operation that had been designated as a Superfund site.

Associate

Lindquist & Vennum (now Ballard Spahr)

1991 - 1995

Provided advice on transactional matters including environmental issues arising in mergers and acquisitions. Assisted in litigation in federal and state court including cost recovery claims. Provide counsel on matters before state and federal administrative agencies.

Special Assistant Attorney General

State of Minnesota Office of Attorney General

1985 - 1991

Represented State agencies including the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on enforcement and permitting matters. Appeared for the State in administrative and court proceedings.

Minnesota State Bar

Member

1989 - Current

Minnesota State Bar Association

Chair, Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Law Section

2004 - 2005

Minnesota

Since 1985

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