Ice Miller’s Environmental Litigation team delivers the strategic guidance, technical understanding, and litigation strength clients need to protect their businesses, communities, and reputations when the stakes are highest.

For decades, we have represented companies, public entities, institutions, developers, utilities, manufacturers, and individuals in complex environmental disputes nationwide. Our team brings deep regulatory insight and hands‑on crisis experience to help clients respond quickly, navigate regulatory scrutiny, and move forward with confidence.

We represent clients in a full range of environmental litigation and dispute resolution matters, including:

CERCLA & Cost Recovery

• Handle CERCLA (Superfund) and state law cost recovery and contribution actions
• Represent plaintiffs, defendants, and potentially responsible parties (PRPs) groups in complex, multi party matters
• Advise on investigation, remediation, allocation, and settlement strategy

Contamination & Exposure Claims

• Litigate property damage, groundwater, soil, and migration issues
• Manage toxic tort and exposure claims involving chemicals and hazardous substances
• Address disputes under federal and state environmental laws and common law

Enforcement Actions & Regulatory Disputes

• Defend civil and administrative enforcement actions by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other government agencies
• Challenge enforcement orders, permits, and regulatory decisions
• Handle administrative appeals and judicial review

Environmental Criminal Defense

• Support clients during investigations, search warrants, interviews, and grand jury matters
• Defend alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, RCRA, and related laws
• Provide trial and appellate advocacy in complex criminal cases

Crisis Management & Rapid Response

• Manage emergency environmental incidents
• Coordinate with regulators at all levels
• Guide communications with media and stakeholders
• Mitigate exposure and protect operational and reputational stability

Administrative & Regulatory Litigation

• Address compliance orders, permit disputes, and enforcement notices
• Interpret agency rules and regulatory requirements
• Represent clients in administrative hearings before EPA and state agencies