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EPA’s Biosolids PFAS Risk Assessment

As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to advance its understanding of the risk of “forever” chemicals on the drinking water, wastewater, solid waste and residuals front, it has released a first stage of its long-awaited risk assessment addressing PFAS in biosolids. On January 14, 2025, the EPA released a draft risk assessment of the... Read More >

Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling presented MMLA 2024 Up and Coming One to Watch Award

Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling has been presented with the 2024 Up and Coming One to Watch Award from the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association in recognition of having distinguished herself as a rising star in Municipal Law during 2024. For more information, visit our LinkedIn at call WGL at (914) 8989-2409 and ask for Shannon Kelly... Read More >

WGL Opens Syracuse Office

West Group Law PLLC (“WGL”) is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Syracuse, New York, located downtown in the Hogan Block of historic Armory Square. Now in its seventh year, WGL is headquartered in White Plains, New York, and it has additional offices in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. WGL... Read More >

WGL Attorneys Secure Dismissal of Claims Against Municipal Sewer Agency

West Group Law PLLC (“WGL”) recently represented a municipal sewer agency in a declaratory judgement action seeking to overturn the imposition of sewer impact fees on several residential construction projects that required changes of the zoning designations from single family to multi-family. The complaint cited projects that ranged from several months to several years old.... Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres and Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling to attend the MMA Spring Conference on May 14-16, 2025, in Harwich, MA.

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres and Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling to attend the MMA Spring Conference in Harwich, MA. For more information go to https://www.mma.org/ or call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Ornberg. Read More >

Managing Partner Teno A. West to attend the 2025 CAASNY Annual Meeting at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown, NY on May 19 and 20, 2025

Managing Partner Teno A. West to attend the 2025 CAASNY Annual Meeting at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown, NY on May 19 and 20, 2025. For more information, call WGL at 959-248-5400 and ask for JoAnn Carroll or go to www.caasny.org.

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present with Debra Darby of Tetra Tech at the Federation of New York Solid Waste Conference, Bolton Landing, NY on May 20, 2025. The presentation is titled: “Trash Talk: Planning, Policy, and Action in Regional Waste Management.” 

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present with Debra Darby of Tetra Tech at the Federation of New York Solid Waste Conference, Bolton Landing, NY on May 20, 2025. The presentation is titled: “Trash Talk: Planning, Policy, and Action in Regional Waste Management.”  For more information, visit https://conference.nyfederation.org/ or call WGL 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie... Read More >

Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling to serve as a Panel Moderator at MCLE; the New England 23rd Annual Conference regarding Municipal Law, Boston MA on May 21, 2025.

Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling to serve as a Panel Moderator at MCLE; the New England 23rd Annual Conference regarding Municipal Law, Boston MA on May 21, 2025. For more information, visit https://massmunilaw.org/event-6052267 or call WGL 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Ornberg.

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI 6-Hour Live National Webinar Titled: Public Contracts and Procurement: Representing Municipalities on May 30, 2025

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI 6-Hour Live National Webinar Titled: Public Contracts and Procurement: Representing Municipalities on May 30, 2025 from 11:00am – 12:00pm.   For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3636 and ask for Julie Ornberg or visit:  https://www.nbi-sems.com/. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres and Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling to present at the IMLA Conference Law Program, Providence, RI on June 26, 2025. This presentation is titled: “Best Practices for Construction Projects: A Providence School Construction Model.”

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres and Senior Counsel Jillian Jagling to present at the IMLA Conference Law Program, Providence, RI on June 26, 2025. This presentation is titled: “Best Practices for Construction Projects: A Providence School Construction Model.” For more information, visit https://imla.org/other-imla-events/ or call WGL 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Ornberg. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI Live Webinar Titled:  New York Construction Law From Start to Finish on July 14, 2025

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI Live Webinar Titled:  New York Construction Law From Start to Finish on July 14, 2025 and will speak on three separate topics at 9:00–9:30am, 9:30–10:15am, and 10:30–11:15am.   For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3636 and ask for Julie Ornberg or visit:  http://www.nbi-sems.com. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI Live Webinar Titled:  Advanced Issues in Real Estate Transactions on August 26, 2025

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI Live Webinar Titled:  Advanced Issues in Real Estate Transactions on February August 26, 2025.  The presentation is titled:  “Environmental Issues for the Modern Real Estate Lawyer.”  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3636 and ask for Julie Ornberg or visit:  http://www.nbi-sems.com. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the IMLA Webinar – Advanced Public Contracting on March 20, 2025

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the IMLA Webinar – Advanced Public Contracting on March 20, 2025.  The presentation is titled: “Advanced Contracting for Municipal Attorneys.”  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3636 and ask for Julie Foster or visit:  https://imla.org/events/. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI Live Webinar Titled:  Helping Clients Draft RFPs on March 12, 2025

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to speak at the NBI Live Webinar on March 12, 2025.  The presentation is titled:  “Helping Clients Draft RFPs.”  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3636 and ask for Julie Foster or visit:  http://www.nbi-sems.com.