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State-of-the-Art Materials Recovery Facility Nears Completion in Rockland County, New York; West Group Law Showcases Massachusetts Infrastructure Practice
Rockland Green, also known as the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, is nearing completion of significant updates and upgrades to its Materials Recovery Facility located in Rockland County, NY. The facility, commonly referred to as the “MRF”, began operating in 1997. With the assistance of attorneys from West Group Law, PLLC (“WGL”) and consulting engineers RRT... Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to Present at two National Business Institute (“NBI”) Webinars on Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at two webinars at the National Business Institute (“NBI”) on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – Webinar from 9:00am – 3:00pm EST.  The presentations are titled:  “Environmental Law, Water Law and their Interplay with Land Use and Government Contracts.”  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Read More >

Managing Partner Teno A. West to attend the NYSAC Legislative Conference in Albany, New York from February 27 to March 1, 2023
Managing Partner Teno A. West will attend the NYSAC Legislative Conference to be held from February 27 to March 1, 2023 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York.  For more information, call WGL at 914-898-2409 and ask for Shannon Ullery or log onto www.nysac.org.

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres and Stephanie B. Kosmos to attend SWANA, the State of Recycling, Region 8 Technical Session, at UMASS Amherst on March 1, 2023
Partner Steven “Tip” Torres and Stephanie B. Kosmos will attend SWANA, the State of Recycling, Region 8 Technical Session, to be held on March 1, 2023 at UMass Amherst, University Campus Complex, Amherst, Massachusetts.  For more information, call WGL at 914-898-2409 and ask for Shannon Ullery or log onto www.swana.org. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres will attend the 2023 Federation of New York Conference in Bolton Landing, New York from May 21 – 24, 2023
Partner Steven A. Torres will attend the 2023 Federation of New York Conference to be held from May 21 to 24, 2023 at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, New York.  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Foster or log onto www.nyfederation.org.

Managing Partner Teno A. West and Partner Jeffrey M. Maddox will attend the 2023 County Attorney Association of the State of New York (CAASNY) Annual Meeting in Cooperstown, New York from May 22 – 23, 2023
Managing Partner Teno A. West and Partner Jeffrey M. Maddox will attend the 2023 County Attorney Association of the State of New York (CAASNY) Annual Meeting to be held from May 22 – 23, 2023 at the Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown, New York.  For more information, call WGL at 914-898-2409 and ask for Shannon Ullery or... Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to Present at National Business Institute (“NBI”) Webinar on Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at the National Business Institute (“NBI”) on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 – Webinar from 12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT.  The presentation is titled: “Environmental Considerations in Land Use.”  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Foster.

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to Present at the IMLA Construction Webinar on December 21, 2022
Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at the IMLA Webinar on December 21, 2022 from 1-2pm EST.  The presentation is titled:  “Fundamentals of Alternative Project Delivery in Public Construction: CMAR and Design-Build Mechanics.”  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Foster or log onto https://imla.org/webinar-schedule. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at the 2022 IMLA Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon on October 22, 2022
Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at the 2022 IMLA Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 9:30am – 11:00am.  The presentation is titled:  Effective Use of Experts in Environmental and Construction Litigation.  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Foster or log onto https://imla.org/annual-conference. Read More >

Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at the County Counselors Association of Kansas CLE in Overland Park, Kansas on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Partner Steven “Tip” Torres to present at the County Counselors Association of Kansas CLE in Overland Park, Kansas on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 11:40am – 12:30pm.  The presentation is titled:  Assimilating Design-Build and Traditional Construction: A Primer for Municipal Counsel.  For more information, call WGL at 401-371-3602 and ask for Julie Foster or log... Read More >