Practice areas
Education
Drexel University, B.S. (civil/environmental engineering), 1999
Licenses/Certifications:
Licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania (PE076511)
OSHA HAZWOPER (incl. Site Supervisor)
U.S. EPA Method 9 Opacity
Maritime Transportation Security Act - Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®)
LEED® Accredited Professional (LEED AP BD+C)
"LEED Accredited Professional" and related acronym, and the LEED AP logo are trademarks owned by the U.S. Green Building Council and awarded to individuals under license by the Green Business Certification Inc.
Professional & Community Activities
Air & Waste Management Association, 2002-present
Delaware Valley Chapter Air & Waste Management Association
- Board Member, 2011-2015
National Society of Professional Engineers, 2005-present
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, 2005-present
American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists® (AAEES), 2016 - present
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), 2004-present
Green Building United (formerly Delaware Valley Green Building Council), 2009-present
Michael joined Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP in 2005 as an in-house technical consultant. A licensed professional engineer, Michael has over 19 years of diverse environmental engineering experience gained through previous employment in the manufacturing sector, environmental consulting, and with an international chemical manufacturing trade association.
Michael's experiences have enabled him to excel in complex multi-media environmental problem solving through "real-world" experiences in the manufacturing, production, retail, and real estate sectors. Not afraid to “get in the trenches”, Michael particularly enjoys time spent understanding the intricacies of many of our client’s complex manufacturing facilities, development projects, and related technologies in order to fully comprehend relevant regulatory concerns while maintaining a corporate management perspective to problem solving. Michael provides a unique role to our firm by acting as the “prism” into our client’s operations and how we may best serve their needs.
Michael continues to provide high level environmental engineering expertise and regulatory support services to the firm's attorneys and clients regarding complex manufacturing processes, multi-media pollution control, and sustainability initiatives.
Michael has consulted many of our clients, ranging from Fortune 100 corporations, municipalities, and small to medium sized enterprises on a variety complex matters including the following:
- lead role in firm’s environmental auditing activities for evaluating compliance with environmental regulations;
- daily compliance management for vehicle manufacturer in multiple states;
- environmental supporting role to executive management of City of Philadelphia’s industrial development corporation;
- air quality permitting, applicability reviews, and compliance strategies for multiple source categories;
- environmental, health, safety, and security management systems ("EMS") implementation for continuous improvement;
- LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification planning and submittal;
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ("EPCRA") compliance reporting and management;
- National Pollution Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permitting, compliance strategies, and applicability determinations;
- Process Safety Management ("PSM") implementation and applicability determinations;
- site investigation and remedial selection strategies;
- environmental due diligence and corporate transactional risk strategies;
- hazardous waste management compliance, permitting, and minimization strategies;
- emergency planning and site-specific implementation, such as Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure ("SPCC") planning;
- wastewater pre-treatment applicability and compliance; and
- natural resource damage calculation.
Michael also has a wide range of experience and professional training with technical software packages such as the AERMOD/ISC3 air dispersion model, PHAST (Process Hazard Analysis Software Tool), RMP Comp (off-site consequence analysis tool), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Water 8 and Water 9 emission models, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection RADIUS air permitting and emission statement software, Quick Domenico fate and transport model, and PENTOX surface water model.
Press Releases
- June 12, 2020at the Health, Biotech and Pharma Institute for the Association of Corporate Counsel
- April 22, 2020
- April 21, 2020
- December 9, 2019
- December 11, 2017
- April 2, 2017
- November 17, 2016
- November 23, 2015
- July 28, 2015
- June 29, 2015
- April 30, 2015
- May 15, 2014
- March 27, 2014
- November 12, 2012
- October 12, 2011
- September 7, 2011
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
“Being Prepared to Respond to the Next Emergency” presented at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel's Health, Biotech and Pharma Institute, a webinar, June 9, 2020
“Internal Environmental Auditing: Best Practices for the Audit Process & Protecting the Findings” presented at the Chemistry Council of New Jersey’s Plant Operations Management Workshop, Princeton, NJ, December 4, 2019
"A Regulatory Overview for Plant Management" presented at the Plant Operations Management Workshop sponsored by the Chemistry Council of New Jersey (CCNJ), East Brunswick, NJ, December 5, 2017
“Are You Prepared for an Environmental Emergency at Your Camp?” presented at Tri-State CAMP Conference, April 2, 2017
"USEPA's Proposal for Addition of Natural Gas Processing Facilities to the Toxic Release Inventory" presented at Midstream and Pipeline Committee, January 31, 2017
"Dirty Dirt and Development in Pennsylvania: New Act 2 Standards and Their Impact on Cleanups and the Management of Fill" presented by MGKF in Philadelphia, PA, November 15, 2016
"LEED® for Lawyers: A Green Building Update and Tour" presented at the offices of MGKF for the Greater Philadelphia Delaware Valley of the Association of Corporate Counsel, November 17, 2015
"The Environmental Concerns You May Not Be Thinking About But Should: Strategies for Limiting Your Potential Liabilities," at the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel's (DELVACCA's) Health Biotech and Pharma CLE Institute in King of Prussia, PA, June 2, 2015
"Green Stormwater Infrastructure--Rainwater: Where Does It Go?" presented at Overbrook Environmental Education Center in Philadelphia, PA, April 23, 2015
"Preparing for and Responding to Environmental Emergencies," presented at 2015 Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors/Township Emergency Managers Association Educational Conference in Hershey, PA, April 19, 2015
"Preparing for and Responding to an Emergency of Casualty Incident," sponsored by MGKF in Bala Cynwynd, PA, June 24, 2014
"Company Audit Programs," presented for The Auditing Roundtable Philadelphia Regional Meeting, June 5, 2014
"Infrastructure: Civil Works Projects for Lawyers," presented for the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, November 9, 2012
"EPA's New Boiler Rules: What's Next for Owners and Operators?," a webinar presented for the American Boiler Manufacturers Association, March 6, 2012
"How Your Environmental, Health and Safety Department Can Add Value to the Company's Bottom Line," presented by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel's In-House Counsel Environmental, Health & Safety Institute in Philadelphia, PA, October 12, 2011
"Managing Risk During EHS Auditing - The Attorney-Client Privilege," presented at the National Meeting of the Auditing Roundtable, September 7, 2011
"Managing Risk During EHS Auditing," sponsored by the Auditing Roundtable in Bala Cynwyd, PA, April 28, 2010
"Untangling the Web of LSRP Regulations," sponsored by MGKF in Cherry Hill, NJ, December 15, 2009
"What is Sustainable or Green Development: The Emerging Standards," presented atBuilding Green, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, August 26, 2008
Media Coverage
- September 19, 2017Cision PR Newswire
- December 19, 2013Montgomery Newspapers
Special Alerts
- January 12, 2021
- January 11, 2021
- January 11, 2021
- January 11, 2021
- June 26, 2020
- May 28, 2020
- April 8, 2020
- March 28, 2020
- March 26, 2020
- March 19, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- December 18, 2019
- November 4, 2019
- January 14, 2019
- January 14, 2019
- January 14, 2019
- January 14, 2019
- November 29, 2018
- January 18, 2018
- January 18, 2018
- January 18, 2018
- January 18, 2018
- May 30, 2017
- April 17, 2017
- February 10, 2017Fact Sheet
- February 10, 2017
- January 27, 2017Limits Set on Manufacturing, Processing and Distribution
- December 22, 2016
- December 18, 2016
- March 28, 2016
- January 13, 2016Significant Rate Changes on the Horizon
- December 19, 2014
- November 11, 2013
- August 20, 2013
- August 1, 2013
- January 17, 2013
- November 12, 2012
- March 13, 2012
- April 12, 2011
- August 8, 2010
- January 8, 2010
- November 13, 2009
- September 8, 2009
- May 8, 2009
- May 4, 2009
- April 20, 2009
- January 8, 2009
- November 16, 2008
- November 16, 2008
- August 16, 2008
- June 5, 2008
- May 16, 2008
- May 8, 2008
- January 18, 2008
- November 16, 2007
- May 11, 2007
- February 6, 2007
- January 16, 2007
Articles
- December 7, 2017Global, National and Local Challenges and OpportunitiesDecember 2017 issue of EM Magazine
- July 24, 2014The Legal Intelligencer
- November 19, 2012Association of Corporate Counsel's "Green-house Counsel"
- August 1, 2011The Association of Corporate Counsel's "Green-house Counsel"
- April 15, 2010The Legal Intelligencer
- March 1, 2010EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association
- August 20, 2009The Legal Intelligencer
- December 28, 2007NJPA Real Estate Journal
- May 18, 2006The Legal Intelligencer