Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

190 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental Water Law

Biography

Susan Hearne Richardson concentrates her practice in the area of environmental law, including regulatory and compliance counseling, due diligence for real estate and corporate transactions, permitting, enforcement and hazardous site remediation. Ms. Richardson has significant experience in advising clients with regard to the wastewater permitting and enforcement issues, particularly as applicable to municipal governments.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

190 Best Lawyers awards

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP logo

Overview

  • English

  • Gender: Female

  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1991
  • University of Tulsa, Biology, graduated 1988
  • English
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1991
  • University of Tulsa, Biology, graduated 1988
  • Gender: Female

Client Testimonials

Susan Richardson has excellent legal and technical knowledge and is able to create outstanding working relationships with regulators and others while representing the best interests of her clients.

Susan's depth of experience, flexible approach to team building, and ability to handle and manage a wide variety of matters are all reasons why she has been on my outside counsel short list for years.

Marc Goncher (City of Atlanta)

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Water Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Environmental
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Water Law, Atlanta (2025)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Atlanta (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Water Law
Special Focus:
  • Administrative/Regulatory
  • Clean Water Act
  • Counseling
  • Enforcement Defense
  • Environmental Cleanup
  • Environmental Permitting
  • Industry
  • Permitting
  • RCRA/Hazardous Waste
  • Superfunds/Environmental Remediation

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