GREGOR I. McGREGOR, Esq. is a founding partner of the Boston environmental law firm of McGregor & Associates, P.C. His cases in court during 30 years in practice have broken new ground in the law of environmental impact statements, wetland and floodplain protection, hazardous waste liability, land preservation, Home Rule environmental legislation, and the constitutional doctrine of "taking without compensation."
As a member of government task forces and advisory groups, such as the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee, Mr. McGregor has assisted in drafting or implementing environmental statutes and regulations on hazardous waste cleanups, toxic tort liability, emergency management, underground tanks, agency enforcement, environmental review procedures, tidelands and waterways, wetlands protection, and wildlife. He has been in the private practice of law since 1975. Until then he was an Assistant Attorney General and the first Chief of the Division of Environmental Protection in Massachusetts. Since then he has been a leading environmental attorney in New England.
Mr. McGregor has written and spoken widely on environmental subjects. He is Editor of the authoritative two-volume treatise, Massachusetts Environmental Law, published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE). He is Contributing Editor to the Business & Legal Reports, Inc. monthly newsletter, Environmental Compliance in Massachusetts. He writes the Massachusetts chapters for Mathew-Bender's treatises on Brownfields and on State Environmental Law. He is a co-founder of the national Environmental Law Network linking specialty law firms to better serve their clients.
Mr. McGregor served twice as President of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) and was presented the Environmental Leadership Award by the New England Environmental Network, the Environmental Merit Award by EPA, and the National Wetlands Award by the Environmental Law Institute. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.
The legal directory Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. McGregor its highest rating. (AV).
