Meredith Weinberg
- Firmwide Chair, Environment, Energy & Resources
- Seattle
- Phoenix
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Meredith is a seasoned environmental lawyer with trial experience strengthened by her tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Meredith Weinberg represents corporate and municipal clients involved in multiparty cleanup litigation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Washington's Model Toxic Control Act; Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permitting and stormwater matters; Safe Drinking Water Act enforcement cases; and state and federal tribal disputes. She also counsels clients on environmental regulations and compliance and performs due diligence in support of real estate and other transactions.
Meredith's environmental experience comes in part from her prior government service at the DOJ, where she tried several multimillion-dollar cases involving CERCLA claims brought against the U.S. Department of Defense. Her litigation matters there also included Resource Conservation and Recovery Act matters; Section 404 enforcement cases; defending administrative record matters brought against federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and defending military installations against CWA stormwater citizen suits. Prior to her government work, Meredith represented private sector clients in toxic tort litigation matters and conducted numerous environmental audits.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, Project Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 2001
- Duke University, A.B., Classical Studies, cum laude, 1998
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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Arizona
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Related Employment
- U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Seattle, WA and Washington, D.C., Trial Attorney, 2007-2012
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate, 2001-2007; Summer Associate, 2000
Professional Recognition
Named "Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America, 2023
Ranked by Chambers USA as a "Leading Lawyer in Environment," 2020-2024
Listed in Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" Environment Attorney, 2020-2021
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2022-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law, 2017-2025
