Armando Benincasa concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental law, environmental litigation and administrative law. His practice consists of cases involving permitting and regulatory requirements for solid waste, water resources, underground storage tanks, and voluntary remediation, and the drafting of rules and statutes related to the environment.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Environmental law
• Energy law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002           Steptoe & Johnson
1995-2002   West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Legal Services

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation

INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Water Environment Association
• Environmental Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

AWARDS / HONORS

• The Best Lawyers in America®
• Super Lawyers® Rising Star
• West Virginia’s Top Lawyers, 2008, The State Journal
• Graduated magna cum laude, Washington & Lee University
• Phi Beta Kappa

PUBLICATIONS

• “Marcellus Shale and Water Resources: Use, Regulation and Unintended Consequences,” 2008, 3rd Mineral Law Conference (EMLF)