Nijman Franzetti Partners Recognized in 2021 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”
Nijman Franzetti LLP is pleased to announce that partners Susan Brice, Susan Franzetti, E. Lynn Grayson and Jennifer Nijman have each been included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law, with E. Lynn Grayson being selected as the 2021 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago. Susan Franzetti and Jennifer Nijman were also recognized in Best Lawyers in the Litigation-Environmental practice area, and E. Lynn Grayson was also recognized in the Natural Resources practice area.
Best Lawyers is a nationally established guide to legal counsel which annually ranks attorneys based on detailed evaluations of lawyers by their peers. Susan Franzetti, E. Lynn Grayson, and Jennifer Nijman have been recommended by their peers for publication in Best Lawyers every year since 2006, and Susan Brice has been recommended every year since 2013. In 2020, Best Lawyers recognized Susan Franzetti as the Chicago “Lawyer of the Year” in Environmental Law, and Jennifer Nijman as the Chicago “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation-Environmental.
For more information about Nijman Franzetti’s past awards and recognition from the legal community, please visit the Awards & Honors page.
Drew Nishioka
New EPA Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction & Disposal
On April 9th, EPA published Interim Guidance on the destruction and disposal of PFAS chemicals. Click here to navigate to the EPA website which provides the Guidance and the Fact Sheet on it. Key points in the Guidance include: Advises…
Lynn Grayson
Environmental Updates Impacting Your Community–Tues. April 23/6 – 7 p.m.
Please mark your calendars and join us for the Chicago Bar Association's Law at the Library "Know Your Rights: Environmental Updates Impacting Your Community" virtual program to be held on Tuesday, April 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This…
Susan Franzetti
EPA Issues Final Rulemaking on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans
On March 14, 2024, the EPA issued a final rule that makes certain changes to the requirements for Clean Water Act Facility Response Plans. These plans address a worst-case discharge of hazardous substances from regulated facility. Under the new rule,…
Nijman Franzetti LLP
Prop 65 Short Form Warning Changes: OEHHA’s 12/13/23 Public Hearing
OEHHA recently published proposed rule changes that will eliminate short- form label use to provide clear and reasonable warnings to consumers. New short-form warnings will need to be tailored to each product and identify a specific chemical and the nature…
Drew Nishioka
EPA’s New PFAS Reporting Rule – Can It Be Done?
Jennifer Nijman Just this month, on October 11, 2023, EPA issued its final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring a wide range of companies to report and retain records of extensive PFAS data. The rule will take…