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A case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court spotlights some puzzling ambiguity in the Clean Water Act. In Sackett v. EPA, Idaho landowners believe the Environmental Protection Agency has no right to regulate wetlands on their land. They say it is not a “WOTUS” – or Water of the United States – since the closest lake is across a road and about 100 yards away.  

Several questions arose in the recent hearing, including whether the wetland is legally “adjacent” to a lake. Justice Neil Gorsuch, for ...

We aim to recruit the best and brightest law students as our summer associates each year. We want them to learn all they can and get a feel for our culture and commitment to the community. A new survey from American Lawyer Media shows we’re not just meeting those goals – we’re exceeding them!

With every summer associate responding, we scored 4.62 out of a possible 5.0! While MMM ranks at #172 in the Am Law 200, it scored #59 in American Lawyer Media’s 2022 Summer Associate Satisfaction Survey. ...

The states often hold the key to successful brownfield redevelopment, MMM Chairman Gerald Pouncey told a U.S. Senate Committee recently. The Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works invited Pouncey to speak about reauthorizing the federal program that helps turn brownfields – areas impacted by prior industrial use – into mixed-use redevelopments, parks, housing and more. The hearing, and Pouncey’s testimony, prompted news coverage from several different angles. (Note: Some media outlets re ...

The legal needs of growing medical institutions are sustaining the growth of healthcare law practices across the Southeast, says the Daily Report. Medical technology is a growth area as well. Bob Threlkeld, Chair of MMM’s Healthcare practice, adds that the firm is in a particularly good position to serve its many clients.

“There is a very high level of sophistication of some healthcare systems here in the Southeast that drives demand for work,” Bob Threlkeld, Chair of MMM’s Healthcare practice ...

Gerald Pouncey, Jr., Chairman of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP and head of the firm’s Environmental practice, has been called by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to testify before the Senate today on best practices in urban landfill and brownfield development. According to the EPA, there are more than 450,000 brownfields in the U.S., and programs built around assessment, clean-up and reuse of these contaminated properties have the potential to dramatically enhance and revitalize commu ...

Atlanta (September 2022) – Twenty-two clients of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP’s Corporate Technology Group have been accepted for Venture Atlanta – one of the nation's most prestigious venture capital conferences. Of a record 500 applicants from across the Southern U.S., only 85 companies made the cut to present or be showcased. This means MMM represents one-quarter of the companies accepted.

“We’re extremely proud of these companies; with a record number of applications this year, these compan ...

Elliott Coward spoke to Law360 this week regarding a recent Certificate of Need (CON) win. Elliott, along with partner Bob Threlkeld, represented ARC of Georgia LLC, dba Premier Surgery Center, in a three-years-long appeal of the Department of Community Health order in which they verified that Premier was operating within its approved CON limits. The Georgia Supreme Court has denied petition for writ of certiorari and as a result, Premier Surgery Center will be allowed to “relocate as a 3 operat ...

A slowing economy can be bad news for the real estate sector. In an article MMM’s Bonnie Hochman Rothell wrote for commercial real estate news outlet GlobeSt.com, she notes that legal problems associated with recessions can be long-lasting and expensive. But – there’s hope. She says learning from the past can help prevent problems in the future.

“Despite the cloud of doom that may be looming amongst many commercial lenders and developers, a recession can actually bring opportunity,” Rothell writ ...

Atlanta (Sept. 12, 2022) – Ann McDonald, Director of Business Development in the Corporate Technology Group at Morris, Manning & Martin (MMM) law firm has been selected chair of the Corporate Development Society of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Her term runs through 2023.

The Corporate Development Society is a forum where corporate and tech thought leaders discuss current insights and best practices to increase company value and market effectiveness. The Society was created by sen ...

Atlanta (September 2022) – MMMPact, Morris, Manning & Martin’s corporate social responsibility outreach, has chosen Purple Pansies as its 2022 Nonprofit Partner. Purple Pansies is dedicated to funding research and clinical trials to eliminate pancreatic cancer. It also assists patients and their families by bestowing emergency grants and scholarships.

“We’re fired up about working with Purple Pansies this year,” MMMPact Steering Committee Chair Patrick Lowther said. “With no paid staff, 98% of w ...