Douglas G. McClure

Douglas G. McClure has over 20 years of experience in environmental and real estate law, and has been with Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick since 1991. 

Mr. McClure represents and counsels clients in all types of environmental matters, including:

  • Brownfield development and financing,  liability protection, environmental financial incentives, wetland permitting and mitigation, cleanups and investigations,  Superfund and RCRA sites,  storage tank closures, enforcement actions;
  • Groundwater contamination;
  • Mass tort and class action defense;
  • Environmental insurance;
  • RCRA corrective action;
  • Environmental due diligence, including Phase I and II Assessments and Baseline Environmental Assessments;
  • Due Care compliance, regulatory compliance audits, ISO 14001 certification;
  • Negotiating environmental agreements, negotiating with U.S. EPA and MDEQ on enforcement and compliance matters, and handling toxic tort claims;
  • Resolving indoor air, mold and asbestos concerns, air permits, NPDES and storm water permits, hazardous waste (RCRA) permitting, and air and water permits. 

Mr. McClure is the author of two annually updated environmental chapters in publications of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Environmental Issues, in Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan, 2d Edition; and Environmental Torts, in Torts, Michigan Law and Practice, 2d Edition.  He also frequently authors articles on a variety of environmental law topics.

Mr. McClure has taught Environmental Law and Policy as Adjunct Professor of Law at Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, and Business Law as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. 

Mr. McClure is also a recognized negotiator of retail, office and restaurant transactions for shopping centers, lifestyle centers and urban locations across the United States.  He is outside council for several regional and national companies, including Borders, Inc., the nation’s second largest bookseller, and Walden Book Company, Inc.

Mr. McClure is member of the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, serves on the Public Policy Committee of the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, and is a Board Member of the Washtenaw County Bar Association. Attorney McClure is also an active member of the environmental and real estate bar, and is a past Chair of the Environmental and Real Estate Law Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association.

Education:

University of Illinois -- B.A., Magna Cum Laude with High Distinction in Mathematics, 1984
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley -- JD, 1987

Selected Publications:

"Due Diligence for Residential Property," Washtenaw County Bar Journal (July 2008)

“Environmental Issues in Leasing,” Ann Arbor Business Review, Vol. 4, Issue 44 (November, 2006)

"Environmental Due Diligence -- Breaking Ground," Michigan REALTOR (September, 2006)

"EPA's New All Appropriate Inquiries Rule Creates New Standard for Environmental Due Diligence," Washtenaw County Bar Journal (January, 2006)

"Environmental Issues" chapter in Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan, 2d Edition (Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education; 2003 - 2006)

"Environmental Torts" chapter in Torts: Michigan Law and Practice, 2nd Edition (Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education; 2001 -2006)

"Taking Due Care Of a Facility," Washtenaw County Bar Journal (April 1999)

"The Clean-Up of Michigan Environmental Law: Public Act 71 of 1995," Michigan Bar Journal (January 1996)

Conferences:

Coordinator and Moderator:  Environmental Law Workshop, 2008 U.S. Law Conference, International Council of Shopping Centers, Hollywood, Florida.

Moderator of Panel Discussion:  The Dirt on Environmental Law - Opportunities and Pitfalls, for the 2007 Annual Joint Meeting of the Michigan State Bar Real Estate Law Section and International Council of Shopping Centers. 

 

Professional and Civic Involvement:

  • Board of Directors, Washtenaw County Bar Association; Past Chair (1995-1997) of Environmental and Real Estate Law Section 
  • Board Member of Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
  • State Bar of Michigan; Member of Environmental Law and Real Estate Law Sections
  • American Bar Association; Member of Environmental Law and Property Law Sections
  • The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Contributing Author on environmental topics
  • Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce; Member of Public Policy Committee
  • Mill Creek Research Council; Member of Executive Committee
  • Board of Trustees, Emerson School; Chair, Building and Grounds Committee
  • Volunteer Attorney for Washtenaw County Office of Public Defender

Admissions:

  • Illinois, 1987
  • Michigan, 1991

Courts:

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan