Virginia Environmental Law & Waterfront Property Rights Resources

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.

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

Pender & Coward waterfront law attorney Bryan Peeples discusses Virginia tidal wetlands regulations, violations, penalties and steps to avoid being charged with a tidal wetlands violation in his article Read the full article.

Bryan Peeples gives a summary of the March 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Our Pender & Coward colleagues, Dave Arnold and Ross Greene, explain how “spite leases” are being used to block dredging projects in Virginia Beach. Their article describes a new law enacted in 2019 to solve the problem. Read the full article.

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

An audience of 170 attorneys attended Jim’s Riparian Property Rights class. Click the following link to view Jim’s PowerPoint presentation Read the full article.

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

Tom Berkley explains how Virginia and several Mid-Atlantic States, as well as the District of Columbia, enacted laws that streamline a waterfront riparian property owner’s ability to remove and dispose of derelict vessels dumped at the shoreline. Read the full article.