Adam is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Louisville office and has been with the firm since 2001. He serves as Chair of the Environmental Litigation practice and focuses primarily on complex cases involving clients in the energy and commercial sectors. He is also part of the Business Litigation, Banking Litigation, Health Care, and Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice groups.

Within the realm of environmental litigation, Adam has been lead counsel in a variety of complex cases involving hazardous waste, air and water. These cases include complex cost allocation, citizen suits, class actions, alleged regulatory violations and contractual claims. In many of the cases, Adam has achieved outright dismissals, while in others he has achieved a successful verdict on the merits or a favorable settlement.

A highlight of Adam’s success is his role as lead counsel for a client in a cost allocation case in which the client owned one of the most environmentally complex sites in the U.S. In addition to cost allocation issues, the matter involved more than two dozen technical experts addressing a variety of complex technical questions and even more fact witnesses. After several years of litigation, the matter involved an arbitration hearing before a three-member arbitration panel that included 36 days of trial over a four-month period. Adam achieved a unanimous decision completely in favor of his client.

For his numerous accomplishments, Adam has earned professional recognitions on a local and national level. He has shared his expertise in the field of environmental law in several news and legal publications, including Business First, Bench and Bar magazine and the Louisville Bar Association’s Bar Briefs.

Adam is AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and has also been recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer for several years. Recently he was listed in Louisville Magazine as one of the best environmental lawyers.

Adam’s extensive background touches on all aspects of environmental law, from legal and regulatory matters to large-scale lawsuits. For a high-profile site in downtown Louisville, he challenged the claim that the property was in violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), achieving a dismissal.

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Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Environmental Litigation practice offers a comprehensive spectrum of services in matters involving air, water and waste. In the complex area of environmental law, our attorneys are prepared to provide their knowledge on issues ranging from consulting on compliance with environmental laws and regulations, to assisting with the permitting process and litigating in state and federal courts, administrative tribunals, arbitration proceedings and mediations.