Mr. McLaughlin advises developers, contractors, lenders and land development professionals on the technical and regulatory requirements for construction on Brownfields sites nationwide.  His combined engineering and legal background provides an unusual perspective on land development where hazardous wastes or other environmental challenges are present.  Redevelopment of closed landfills is an area of special interest.

Mr. McLaughlin grew up in a real estate family in the rapidly growing suburbs of Washington, D.C., and worked for several land development engineering firms before joining SCS in 1979.  In addition to his extensive Brownfields redevelopment experience in North America, he has worked at some three dozen Superfund National Priorities List sites in 17 states, and on scores of regulatory compliance, voluntary cleanup, and remediation projects for commercial, industrial, municipal, and military clients.

Education  

• J.D. - Washington & Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1979
• B.S. - Civil (Environmental) Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1976

Selected Publications  

• “From Brown to Greens,” Pollution Engineering, BNP Media (April 2005)
• “Hidden Dangers?  Transportation & Management of Overlooked Waste Streams:  Solid and Hazardous Waste Management—Remediation and Demolition in the Modern World” ,Proceedings, 34th Annual Conference on Environmental Law, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Keystone, Colorado (March 10-13, 2005).
• “Upscale Courses Grow from Landfills,” Golf Course News, GIE Media, (January 20, 2005)
• “The Challenges of Redeveloping Landfills Can Be Overcome,” Brownfield News, Envirometrics Communications, Inc., Vol. 8, No. 4, (September/October 2004)
• “Sturdy Foundations—With Sound Engineering, Closed Landfills Can Be Commercial Sites,” Waste Age, Primedia, Inc., Vol. 35, No. 9 (September 2004)
• “Redevelopment of Old Landfills:  Legal and Technical Issues,” Virginia Review, (Volume 79, No. 5, September/October, 2001)
• "Property With a Past--Redeveloping Contaminated Real Estate," The Construction, Specifier (March 1999)

Professional Licenses and Affiliations  

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Virginia)
• Virginia State Bar
  • Environmental Law Section
• American Bar Association
  • Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
    • Chair, Special Committee on Communications Technology
    • Vice Chair, State and Regional Coordination Committee
    • Vice Chair, Waste Management Committee
• Citizen Member, Virginia Commission on Growth and Economic Development, (HJR 156)
  • Workgroup on Brownfields-Revitalization
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Maryland University College Graduate School