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ROBINSON &
McELWEE PLLC
Mr. Yaussy appears before administrative agencies and courts of record on a wide range of environmental and natural resource issues, and federal black lung claims. Some of his more recent litigation has involved NPDES and air pollution control permits, underground storage tank release liability, natural gas pooling petitions, timber severance contracts, natural gas and coalbed methane drilling rights, and flooding lawsuits.
As counsel for the West Virginia Manufacturers Association and the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association, Mr. Yaussy comments on rulemaking and negotiates with state agencies on public policy issues. Recent activities have included work with state and local governments on water withdrawal reporting, water quality standards, NPDES permitting, storm water, brownfields, solid and hazardous waste regulation, underground storage tank insurance, and civil penalties and compliance enforcement. Mr. Yaussy also serves as chairman of the West Virginia Forestry Association Legal Committee.
Education Credentials
- B.A., Political Science, Otterbein College, 1981
- J.D., The Ohio State University, 1984
Summary of Experience
- Appears before federal and state agencies and courts of record regarding challenges to oil and gas permits; appeals of NPDES permits; assessments of civil penalties; underground storage tank (UST) enforcement and insurance issues; water quality standards, waste transportation and permitting, air discharge permits, flooding and storm water runoff, and federal black lung claims.
- Represents the West Virginia Manufacturers Association and the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association on environmental and energy issues.
- Advocates on behalf of business and trade associations before the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Legislature on environmental and natural resource issues.
Bar and Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- Ohio Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- Trustee, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
- Past President, Charleston Vandalia Rotary Club
- Board Member, Member's Choice Federal Credit Union
- Chairman, West Virginia Forestry Association Legal Committee
Publications & Presentations
- Presenter, "Coalbed Methane Water Treatment and Effluent Guidelines", Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Fall Program, 2008.
- "The Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act - West Virginia Restructures Environmental Liability," West Virginia Law Review Vol. 99, No. 3 (Spring 1997) (co-author).
- Contributor, "West Virginia Manual of Environmental Law," 3rd ed. 1999
- "Protecting What Doesn't Exist: West Virginias Statewide Public Water Supply Use Designation," presented at the US Environmental Protection Agencys National Symposium, Designating Attainable Uses for the Nations Waters, June, 2002, Washington, D.C.
Awards and Honors
- 2009 West Virginia SuperLawyer, Environmental Litigation
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