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William T. Gorton III
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Bill Gorton is a Senior Member of Stites & Harbison in the Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Service Group. He is national counsel to numerous clients on environmental regulatory and land and water resources matters. He represents numerous solar energy developers along with industrial scale energy storage battery companies in siting, property rights, zoning and permitting and compliance issues. Bill has represented clients in the waste management sector including acquisitions, due diligence, compliance and contracting. He has been counsel in the development of numerous independent gas, solar and waste-coal power plants. He has been national counsel to numerous surety companies regarding over $4 billion in financial guarantees on bankrupt and/or defaulting mining operations, hazardous waste facilities and solid waste disposal facilities throughout the United States. He has been primary environmental counsel in the development of interstate pipeline associated with major natural gas resource development. He also counsels on large natural resource and energy, waste industry, business or corporate transactions, and project development assessing and addressing environmental regulatory issues and accomplishing clients’ goals. He advises healthcare clients in permitting, acquisitions and environmental compliance matters. Bill served as an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Kentucky’s Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation program for twelve years.
Before embarking on a law career, Mr. Gorton managed many projects as an environmental consultant on projects throughout the U.S.
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Recent Assignments
Bar Admissions
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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Education
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Order of the Coif |
Journal of Mineral Law and Policy, Articles Editor, 1987-88 |
U.S. Department of the Interior, University of Kentucky Institute of Mining and Minerals Law Fellowship, 1987-88 |
Natural Resources Section, Kentucky Bar Association, Law Student Division, Chairman |
AmJur Book Award – Property |