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Michele T.
Tantalla focuses her practice on environmental related issues
and has assisted in matters involving site remediation, federal
and state cost recovery and contribution claims, natural
resource damages, insurance coverage and regulatory and
compliance issues, and has extensive knowledge of state and
federal regulations. Using this knowledge base, Ms. Tantalla
assists clients with investigation and remediation activities,
permitting and compliance with state and federal environmental
laws and regulations. She works with state and federal
regulators on projects requiring environmental permitting and
has represented parties challenging adverse rulings by
regulators.
As an active
litigator in state and federal courts, Ms. Tantalla has
represented clients in a variety of matters, including
commercial disputes, product liability claims, mass litigation,
as well as environmental litigation, regulatory and compliance
matters.
Ms. Tantalla
received her Juris Doctor degree and Master of Studies in
Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. While attending law
school, Ms. Tantalla served as a Managing Editor of the
Vermont Law Review. Upon graduation, from 2000
through 2001, she served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Eugene D.
Serpentelli, Assignment Judge, Ocean County, Superior Court of
New Jersey.
Ms. Tantalla
joined Connell Foley in 2001. |