- Serves as special counsel to the Pease Development Authority on environmental litigation and regulatory matters.
- Represents industrial clients regarding state and federal waste site cleanup requirements.
- Advises several manufacturing clients on environmental and safety compliance matters.
- Represents owners and purchasers of waste facilities in connection with permitting and due diligence activities.
- Represents industrial and manufacturing clients regarding state and federal enforcement actions.
- Represents municipalities regarding compliance with the Clean Water Act.


Lynn serves as chair of the firm’s Environmental and Energy Practice Group and focuses her practice in the areas of environmental compliance, enforcement actions and transactional matters. She frequently represents clients regarding regulatory and enforcement concerns relating to state and federal contaminated site cleanup and redevelopment and other issues involving CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, EPCRA, the CWA, the CAA and OSHA.
- J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
- State of New Hampshire
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Federal District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Environmental & Natural & Resources Law Section
- Boston Bar Association
- American Bar Association Environment, Energy & Resources Section
- U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit
- Chambers USA, Environmental
- What’s the difference to deference for environmental practitioners
- New Emergency Order – New Hampshire Agencies Temporarily Extend Some Compliance Deadlines and Requirements, Starting with Environmental Programs
- Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Discretion During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- NH Legal Perspective: EPA Proposes National 'Compliance' Initiatives
- Reexamining Superfund Sites
- NH Legal Perspective: Federal government tells NH what it can do with runoff
- DES weighs changes to contaminated site rules
- EPA's Residual Designation Authority
- Environmental Business Council of New England
- ProVisors- Merrimack Valley
- New Hampshire DOVE Attorney
- Member, Squam Lake Association
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Lynn J. Preston

Shareholder
Manchester
ABOUT LYNN J. PRESTON
Lynn serves as chair of the firm’s Environmental and Energy Practice Group and focuses her practice in the areas of environmental compliance, enforcement actions and transactional matters. She frequently represents clients regarding regulatory and enforcement concerns relating to state and federal contaminated site cleanup and redevelopment and other issues involving CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, EPCRA, the CWA, the CAA and OSHA.
KEY CASES
Serves as special counsel to the Pease Development Authority on environmental litigation and regulatory matters.
Represents industrial clients regarding state and federal waste site cleanup requirements.
Advises several manufacturing clients on environmental and safety compliance matters.
Represents owners and purchasers of waste facilities in connection with permitting and due diligence activities.
Represents industrial and manufacturing clients regarding state and federal enforcement actions.
Represents municipalities regarding compliance with the Clean Water Act.
EDUCATION
- J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- State of New Hampshire
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Federal District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Environmental & Natural & Resources Law Section
- Boston Bar Association
- American Bar Association Environment, Energy & Resources Section
- U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit
AWARDS
- Chambers USA, Environmental
PUBLICATIONS
- What’s the difference to deference for environmental practitioners
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Discretion During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- NH Legal Perspective: EPA Proposes National 'Compliance' Initiatives
- Reexamining Superfund Sites
- NH Legal Perspective: Federal government tells NH what it can do with runoff
- DES weighs changes to contaminated site rules
- EPA's Residual Designation Authority
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Environmental Business Council of New England
- ProVisors- Merrimack Valley
- New Hampshire DOVE Attorney
- Member, Squam Lake Association