Phillip Ralph Scaletta
Name: Phillip Ralph Scaletta
Position: Partner
Location: Indianapolis Office
Phone: (317) 236-2330
Fax: (317) 592-4748
E-Mail: phillip.scaletta@icemiller.com
Assistant Name: Laura Williams
Assistant Phone: (317) 236-2229
Assistant E-Mail: laura.williams@icemiller.com
Undergraduate School: Graduate School: Law School: Admitted to Practice:
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Master of Science in Industrial Administration, Purdue University
Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington
Graduated in 1975
Indiana
Professional Experience:
Phillip Scaletta serves as a Managing Partner, Counsel to the Firm, and Chairman of the Intake Committee for the Firm. He is the former chair of Ice Miller's Environmental Law Practice Group. Mr. Scaletta's primary practice concentration is environmental law and business litigation. Phillip Scaletta has over 30 years of environmental law experience in counseling clients on regulatory compliance and defending clients against administrative enforcement actions, civil litigation brought by State and Federal agencies, as well as citizens' suits and class actions. He has practiced on a pro hac vice basis in State and Federal courts all over the nation. He has extensive work experience in the environmental area, including:• Representation of natural gas and petroleum pipeline and storage facilities, refineries, chemical manufacturers, steel mills, foundries, recycling facilities, a railroad company, municipalities, utilities and colleges and universities with regard to matters involving issues and claims under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and/or CERCLA.
• Defense against claims and enforcement actions brought by governmental and regulatory agencies, citizen groups and private individuals for alleged soil, groundwater and/or surface water contamination in several states, including Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Texas and California.
• Representation of PRPs in Superfund matters, serving both as chairman of Steering Committees and chairman of Cost Recovery Committees.
• Representation of a major manufacturer of automobile lighting systems in the defense of civil and criminal claims brought by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management ("IDEM"), the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice, as well as two class actions brought by representatives of individual residents and businesses along the White River as a result of the largest fish kill in the history of the state of Indiana.
• Numerous representations on behalf of clients before IDEM and the Office of Environmental Adjudication.
• Working with clients in IDEM's Voluntary Remediation Program and the State Cleanup Program.
• Coordinating and supervising environmental audits for corporate clients.
• Working with clients to secure and comply with NPDES and industrial discharge permits.
Mr. Scaletta is a frequent speaker on the topics of CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, RCRA, wetlands and underground storage tanks. He is the author of many publications, including a manual entitled Wetlands Law and Regulations in Indiana.
He is a Past President of the Environmental Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association and a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He is listed as an Indiana "Super Lawyer" for environmental law.
Mr. Scaletta was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and raised in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his bachelor of science in industrial management and chemical engineering from Purdue University, where he graduated with highest distinction . He obtained his master of science in industrial administration from Purdue University, graduating with highest distinction in 1972. In 1975 he received his juris doctorate from Indiana University, Bloomington, graduating cum laude.
Mr. Scaletta joined Ice Miller in 1975. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana.
Services:
Industry Experience:
| Chemicals | Governments | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) |
| Chemicals | Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) |
| Chemicals | Construction | Industrial Equipment |
| Industrial Products | Insurance | Manufacturing (General) |
Benefit Disputes and Litigation
| Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) |
| Chemicals | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Governments |
| Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) | Professional Service Firms |
| Real Estate Development |
| Chemicals | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (General) | Real Estate Development |
| Agricultural Products | Amusement and Recreation | Chemicals |
| Colleges and Universities | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Forestry |
| Governments | Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) |
| Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) | Schools |
| Agricultural Products | Amusement and Recreation | Chemicals |
| Colleges and Universities | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Forestry |
| Governments | Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) |
| Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) | Real Estate Development |
| Schools |
| Chemicals | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Governments |
| Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) |
| Natural Resources (Mining) | Real Estate Development |
| Agricultural Products | Automotive Repair | Chemicals |
| Colleges and Universities | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Industrial Equipment |
| Industrial Products | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) |
| Agricultural Products | Chemicals | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services |
| Governments | Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) |
| Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) | Real Estate Development |
| Agricultural Products | Chemicals | Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services |
| Governments | Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) |
| Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) | Real Estate Development |
| Agricultural Products | Chemicals | Colleges and Universities |
| Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Governments | Industrial Equipment |
| Industrial Products | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) |
| Real Estate Development |
Professional Representation and Malpractice
| Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Industrial Equipment | Industrial Products |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) |
| Media/Communications | Natural Resources (Mining) |
| Agricultural Products | Chemicals | Colleges and Universities |
| Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Governments | Industrial Equipment |
| Industrial Products | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) | Natural Resources (Mining) |
| Real Estate Development |
Professional Associations:
Member of the Indiana State Bar Association
Member of the Indianapolis Bar Association
Member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
Bar Committees:
Past President of the Environmental Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association