Virginia Environmental Law & Waterfront Property Rights Resources

Jeff Wilson gives a summary of the June 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Waterfront Property Law Team attorneys Jim Lang, Tom Berkley, Jeff Wilson, Bryan Peeples, and other Pender & Coward employees support Elizabeth River Project by sponsoring RIVERFest 2019. Read the full article.

Jim Lang reviews the decisions made at the May 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Riparian property rights and environmental attorney Jim Lang explains the regulation the VMRC adopted that creates a "fast track" permit process for disposal of dredge spoils in Hampton roads. Read the full article.

Riparian property rights attorney Jeff Wilson notes that Virginia is handling sea level rise and increased flooding in a piecemeal way and that a regional approach would be better. Read the full article.

Riparian Property Rights attorney Jeff Wilson explains how coastal flooding creates "Ghost Forests", hurts farmers, and describes the ineffective response by Virginia state government Read the full article.

Waterfront Property Law Team attorneys Jim Lang, Tom Berkley, Jeff Wilson, Bryan Peeples, other Pender & Coward attorneys, employees, and family join with Chesapeake Bay Foundation to remove 200 pounds of trash from a creek in Chesapeake, Virginia... Read the full article.

Maritime and Admiralty Law attorney (and licensed insurance agent) Tom Berkley explains the Navigational Warranty Clause in Marine Insurance Contracts Read the full article.

Jim Lang gives a summary of the April 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.