Hamilton Hackney has broad experience in the areas of environmental law and commercial real estate. Hamilton represents clients in response cost recovery and property damage actions, permit and other administrative proceedings, compliance counseling, and enforcement matters. His environmental experience includes matters arising under federal, state and local laws relating to asbestos, air and water emissions, hazardous waste, toxic chemicals, wetlands, stormwater, endangered species, environmental impact review, underground storage tanks, solid waste and land use matters.

Hamilton regularly advises corporate, real estate and private equity clients with respect to investigating and managing environmental liabilities arising from corporate and real estate transactions, including the purchase, sale and redevelopment of contaminated real estate under state and federal Brownfields programs.