Attorneys

Stan litigates environmental, product liability and toxic tort cases in state and federal courts. These matters often involve pesticides, industrial and chemical products (such as solvents and cleaning agents), fertilizers, petroleum products, hazardous and toxic substances, wastes, and other materials. These actions typically seek recovery for personal injuries, property damage, agricultural "crop" damage, and remediation costs. Stan also litigates actions involving environmental laws governing surface and ground waters, erosion control, oil and hazardous waste releases, and air emissions. He litigates environmental permit compliance and civil penalties under state and federal laws. Stan’s practice also includes assisting clients with environmental compliance in a wide range of state and federal laws. His recent experience includes:

• Defending pesticide crop damage and personal injury actions in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Michigan
• Defending clients from toxic tort claims regarding various substances such as TCE, PCE, fertilizers, petroleum products and components, PAHs and cleaning agents
• Challenging permits or civil penalty assessments under the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, RCRA, UST laws, and EPCRA
• Counseling facilities regarding compliance with environmental laws and negotiation of operating permits throughout the Southeast.

Most recently, Stan was designated by his peers as one of the BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® for 2011. For over a quarter of a century, BEST LAWYERS® has been regarded, by both the law profession and the public, as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.

• North Carolina, 1998
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

• Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont, 1998

J.D. Honors:
• Magna Cum Laude
• Law Review:Vermont Law Review, Note Editor

• Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont, 1998

• M.S. Honors:
• Magna Cum Laude
• Douglas M. Costle Environmental Moot Court Advisory Board
• Best Brief, Douglas M. Costle Environmental Moot Court Competition
• Finalist, Douglas M. Costle Environmental Moot Court Competition
• Quarter-finalist, Pace Univ. Sch. of Law Nat'l Environmental
      Moot Ct. Comp. With Distinction
• Major:  Environmental Law

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
      1993 B.A.

• Major:  Philosophy
• Major:  English

• Global Warming Litigation: Cooling Down or Heating up in the
     Private Sector, DRI, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law
      Committee Newsletter, Winter, 2006
• Critical Failures of Proof and Theory in MTBE Litigation,
      National Groundwater Association, Groundwater and
      Environmental Law Conference, July, 2005
• Science Issues In Mold Litigation, ABA Section of Environment,
      Energy & Resources, Special Committee on Science & Technology
      Newsletter, December, 2002

• Quarter-Finalist, Pace University School of Law National
      Environmental Moot Court Competition

• North Carolina Bar Association, Environmental and Natural
      Resources Law Section
• American Bar Association, Natural Resources, Energy
      and Environmental Law and Litigation Sections

• Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Summer Associate, 1997
• Hon. Joseph R. John, Sr., North Carolina Court of Appeals,
      Raleigh, NC, Judicial Clerk, 1998 - 1999
• Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Associate, 1998 - 2007
• Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Member, 2007 - 2009