Sharon R. Newlon

Sharon R. Newlon


Dickinson Wright PLLC

Recognized since 2010

Detroit, Michigan

Practice Areas

Energy Law

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Environmental
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Sharon Newlon provides legal services to clients on a multitude of environmental issues including environmental remediation, discharge permitting, hazardous waste compliance, air permitting and compliance, auditing and emergency response matters. She has served as counsel on assignments involving wastewater solids recycling, pipeline easement negotiations, permit reviews for wind farm projects, Superfund cleanup, acquisitions and divestitures and wetlands permitting matters, to name a few.

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Location
  • 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000
    Detroit, MI 48226-3425
Education
  • University of Notre Dame, J.D., graduated 1988

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Environmental
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Environmental Law, Detroit (2023)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Detroit (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental

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Michigan Court of Appeals Strikes State PFAS Drinking Water Standards


On August 22, 2023, a split panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals held that the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) by promulgating a new rule establishing drinking water standards for seven PFAS[1] compounds. The required regulatory impact statement (RIS) did not consider compliance costs associated with a change in cleanup s

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