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A partner of Krevolin & Horst LLC in Atlanta, Georgia, attorney Barbara H. Gallo represents business clients and local governments in matters of environmental law. She handles cases involving permitting and compliance issues, development and implementation of sustainable practices, climate change issues and other environmental concerns. She has also been instrumental in matters involving state environmental legislation.
Due to her extensive knowledge and experience in environmental law, Ms. Gallo is listed as one of the leading environmental lawyers by Chambers USA as well as in America's Leading Business Lawyers and in The Best Lawyers in America.
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Gallo served in the environmental division of the Georgia Department of Law. As a senior assistant attorney general, she handled enforcement matters as well as assisted in drafting key legislation such as the Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act, commonly known as the State Superfund Law. She also worked with the Georgia Department of Agriculture on issues of pesticide regulation and other issues.
Ms. Gallo graduated magna cum laude from Cumberland School of Law and is actively involved in many organizations dedicated to environmental issues. She serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership, the Georgia Urban Forest Council and St. Jude's Recovery Center. She is also a member of the Georgia Conservancy.
About Barbara Gallo
Law School: Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Admitted: 1984, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.khlawfirm.com/attorneys/barbara-h-gallo/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
- Air & Waste Management Association, Georgia Chapter
- Steering Committee, Association of Women Environmental Professionals, 2000 - Present
- Board of Directors, Atlanta Bar Association, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section, 1998 - Present
- American Bar Association, Environment, Energy, and Resources Section
- Alabama State Bar
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Associate
- Chair, State Bar of Georgia, Environmental Law Section, 1995
- Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section, 2002
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member, Georgia Conservancy
- Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Urban Forest Council
- Member, Board of Directors, St. Jude's Recovery Center
- Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership
Representative Clients:
- Couch v. Parker, S06A0229. S06A0261., SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA, 280 Ga. 580; 630 S.E.2d 364; 2006 Ga. LEXIS 239 (April 25, 2006)
- Obtained stream buffer variances and wetlands permits for various residential and commercial development projects
- Participated in interstate negotiations over water rights
- Obtained the necessary permits for the construction and operation of electric power plants owned and operated by various independent power producers
- Successfully defended citizen suit brought under the Clean Air Act to prevent construction of electric power plant
- Prevented disclosure by Georgia EPD of alleged trade secret information regarding CFC-substitute used as blowing agent by building products manufacturer
- Counseled local governments in connection with the privatization of water and wastewater systems
- Charles Thomson v. Municipal Court of the City of Duluth and City of Duluth, Georgia, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia (2006)
- Taliaferro County v. Complex Environmental, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia (2006)
- In re: Daniel Tyndale, 1987 WL 54521 (Feb. 6, 1987)
- In re: Mullis Tree Serv., 1987 WL 54522 (Feb. 24, 1987)
- In re: Coffee County Solid Waste Handling Permit, 1987 WL 54523 (March 9, 1987)
- In re: Oxford Solid Waste Landfill, Inc., 1996 WL 375808 (June 26, 1996)
- In re: Southern Mills, Inc., 1990 WL 174679 (Sept. 12, 1990)
- In re: Olin Corp., 1993 WL 303302 (July 28, 1993)
- Board of Natural Res. v. Duke Energy Sandersville, L.L.C., 257 Ga. App. 815; 572 S.E.2d 356; 2002 Ga. App. LEXIS 1317 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002)
- Rozar v. Mullis, 85 F.3d 556; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 14607 (11th Cir. Ga. 1996)
- Parker v. Scrap Metal Processors, Inc., 386 F.3d 993; 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 20381 (11th Cir. Ga. 2004)
Educational Background:
- Georgia State University, B.A., 1973
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