Richard E. Stanton, ESQ.
Environmental Law and Governmental Law - Richard E. Stanton, Esq.
Richard E. Stanton is a New York based attorney with 33-years’ experience in municipal, and land use law including regulatory compliance, environmental permitting, remediation, and litigation. His partnership with 5Thirteen Consulting affords our team a wealth of knowledge and expertise few firms can claim
Representative Reported Decisions
• United States v. Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corp., 850 F. Supp. 1993 (W.D.N.Y. 1994), (Love Canal CERCLA Cost Recovery Actions, successfully defended Niagara Falls, NY against contribution claims; recovered City’s own response costs.;
• State of New York v. Solvent Chemical Co., 984 F. Supp. 160 (W.D.N.Y. 1996), (helped establish CERCLA Innocent Interim Owner Defense on behalf of City);
• City of Buffalo v. NYSDEC, 184 Misc. 2d 243 (1999), (Successful SEQRA challenge to proposed International Border Crossing);
• LTV Steel Co. Inc. v. City of Buffalo, 2002 Lexis (SDNY 2002), (Removal of Bankruptcy Stay under Police Powers Exception);
• LTV Steel Co. Inc. v. City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency, 2002 Lexis (W.D.N.Y. 2002), (RCRA action for Injunctive Relief to Abate environmental conditions at former steel manufacturing site resulting in $15.6 million being set aside from bankruptcy estate to fund settlement; site now home to TESLA facility);
• Violet Realty, Inc. v. City of Buffalo, 20 A.D. 3d 901 (Fourth Dep’t, 2005), (Successfully defended City redevelopment process through appellate challenge);
• Buffalo Dev. Corp. v. NYSDEC, 23 Misc. 3rd 243 (2009), (helped establish limits on agency regulatory interpretation when administering legislatively created tax credit benefits for Brownfield Cleanup Program) ;
• Upstate Tower v. Village of Lakewood 2018 US Dist. Lexis 45532 (established challenge of denial of Cell Tower siting commenced under Telecommunications Act of 1996 limited to record review absent showing of deficiency, as part of successful motion to quash subpoenas served on Village Trustees) .