Scott Hitch
Balch & Bingham LLP
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SCOTT E. HITCH is a Partner with Balch & Bingham in the Environmental and Natural Resources Section in Atlanta. He focuses on environmental and land use issues in connection with regulatory, transactional, client counseling and dispute/litigation matters, including air quality; greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; sustainable and alternative energy sources (including biofuels, landfill gas, and waste-to-energy); nanotechnology; sustainable building design and construction; brownfields redevelopment and environmental remediation; water quality and resource allocation; regulation of impacts to wetlands and storm water; solid, hazardous and electronics waste issues; and land conservation. 
Mr. Hitch is actively involved in professional and community organizations, serving on the Board of the Georgia Environmental Policy Institute; as the Chair of Environmental Studies for High Meadows School; Chair of the Board of Directors of Premier Academy, Inc.; Vice Chair of the International Board of Directors of the Center for Mediation, Peace, and the Resolution of Conflict (CEMPROC); and on the Executive Committee of the Georgia Lawyer’s Chapter of the American Constitution Society. He also holds memberships with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the National Biodiesel Board, the Urban Land Institute and the Atlanta Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is an Eagle Scout. 
Representative Experience • Facilitated methane gas-to-energy transaction between municipal landfill and industrial facility • Working to implement sustainable energy generation program at several closed landfills in major metropolitan area • Represented rural county in preventing ill-planned hazardous waste disposal facility from development on property adjacent to important local water resource • Advocated to secure groundwater drinking supply for municipality • On oral argument, secured unanimous decision of Georgia Supreme Court against challenge brought by adjacent landowner seeking to overturn consent order that afforded significant protections to client • Facilitated initial transactions under Georgia’s first transferable development rights program • Guided clients through many environmentally and economically successful Brownfields redevelopment projects, securing several of the first approvals under Georgia’s program • Challenged public/private monopoly on dormant commerce clause grounds • Defended claim alleging wetlands and surface water impacts from client’s planned residential development; argued appeal before Georgia Supreme Court • Coordinated environmental diligence and negotiated environmental provisions of stock purchase agreement and access agreements for site assessments in connection with sale of national manufacturing business • Negotiated favorable settlement of Clean Water Act citizens’ suit • Consulted with local officials regarding sewer moratoria; advised client regarding innovative methods of obtaining sewer services for development • Assisted with environmental impact study for a major regional transportation initiative 
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES • American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources • American Constitution Society, Georgia Lawyer Chapter, Executive Committee, 2004 – present • Atlanta Bar Association, Chair, Community Outreach Committee, 2003 – 2004; Member, 2002 – present • Urban Land Institute, Member, Environmental Committee, 2002 – 2004 • Rivers Alive, Advisory Board Visit Website
Mr. Hitch is actively involved in professional and community organizations, serving on the Board of the Georgia Environmental Policy Institute; as the Chair of Environmental Studies for High Meadows School; Chair of the Board of Directors of Premier Academy, Inc.; Vice Chair of the International Board of Directors of the Center for Mediation, Peace, and the Resolution of Conflict (CEMPROC); and on the Executive Committee of the Georgia Lawyer’s Chapter of the American Constitution Society. He also holds memberships with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the National Biodiesel Board, the Urban Land Institute and the Atlanta Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is an Eagle Scout. Representative Experience • Facilitated methane gas-to-energy transaction between municipal landfill and industrial facility • Working to implement sustainable energy generation program at several closed landfills in major metropolitan area • Represented rural county in preventing ill-planned hazardous waste disposal facility from development on property adjacent to important local water resource • Advocated to secure groundwater drinking supply for municipality • On oral argument, secured unanimous decision of Georgia Supreme Court against challenge brought by adjacent landowner seeking to overturn consent order that afforded significant protections to client • Facilitated initial transactions under Georgia’s first transferable development rights program • Guided clients through many environmentally and economically successful Brownfields redevelopment projects, securing several of the first approvals under Georgia’s program • Challenged public/private monopoly on dormant commerce clause grounds • Defended claim alleging wetlands and surface water impacts from client’s planned residential development; argued appeal before Georgia Supreme Court • Coordinated environmental diligence and negotiated environmental provisions of stock purchase agreement and access agreements for site assessments in connection with sale of national manufacturing business • Negotiated favorable settlement of Clean Water Act citizens’ suit • Consulted with local officials regarding sewer moratoria; advised client regarding innovative methods of obtaining sewer services for development • Assisted with environmental impact study for a major regional transportation initiative PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES • American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources • American Constitution Society, Georgia Lawyer Chapter, Executive Committee, 2004 – present • Atlanta Bar Association, Chair, Community Outreach Committee, 2003 – 2004; Member, 2002 – present • Urban Land Institute, Member, Environmental Committee, 2002 – 2004 • Rivers Alive, Advisory Board Visit Website
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