Mission Statement

        The Law Offices of Shell J. Bleiweiss was founded on the premise that clients

        should be able to find proven, top-quality outside counsel in a more cost-

        effective setting than large firms.  We provide the same high quality

        environmental and OSHA legal services as larger firms at lower and more flexible

        rates, with more personal service, and with fewer conflicts of interest.



        Shell Bleiweiss practiced environmental and OSHA law for 16 years with three

        of the largest law firms in the United States, most recently as a partner for

        10 years at McDermott, Will & Emery. During that time large firm hourly rates

        passed the $300 per hour mark ($400 in some cases), making it difficult or

        impossible to practice cost-efficient law. At the same time, for an environmental

        lawyer whose cases often involve many parties, conflicts associated with large

        firm lists of clients made it difficult to dependably serve the needs of existing

        and new clients.  On January 1, 1998 Shell founded the Law Offices of Shell J.

        Bleiweiss to provide cost-efficient, top-quality service to environmental and

        OSHA clients.

Practice Areas

Environmental

Full service environmental law firm providing services in regulatory compliance, transactions and enforcement cases nationwide and worldwide.

OSHA

Assisting employers of all sizes with workplace health and safety issues including compliance programs and defense of inspections and citations.

Litigation

We handle environmental and OSHA litigation in state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants, with certain plaintiff matters available as contingency fees.