Burns & Levinson Partner John F. Shea Receives the William H. McGinnis Award from the Massachusetts Water Works Association

Revealed: Nov. 8, 2022 at 1:41 PM EST

BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Burns & Levinson is pleased to announce husband or wife John F. Shea has been given the prestigious William H. McGinnis Award from the Massachusetts Drinking water Works Association (MWWA) in recognition of his knowledge in h2o regulation and many contributions to the public water source career. He received the award on November 4 at the organization’s yearly conference exactly where he dealt with practically 200 attendees. Shea and other people ended up also acknowledged and thanked for their army support.

Shea has been an energetic member of MWWA for almost 20 yrs, serving on the Legislative Committee which presents assistance and advocacy on proposed statutes and restrictions impacting general public drinking water suppliers. His previous organization, which merged into Burns & Levinson on September 1, 2022, represented MWWA in the production of electronic files in PFAS manufacturer litigation in federal court. Shea lectures often to the membership and supports the Summer months Expo.

At Burns & Levinson, Shea’s observe is concentrated on permitting and appeals for drinking water (ingesting, wastewater, stormwater), wetlands, air emissions, and hazardous squander cleanup. With more than 40 yrs of encounter, he is known for his function securing approvals for complicated and controversial jobs, developing environmental compliance ideas for professional-energetic and troubled providers, and successfully defending permits and enforcement steps in administrative and court docket appeals. He has been a Listening to Officer in above 40 reliable squander web site assignment proceedings.

“It is an honor to get this award from MWWA,” mentioned Shea. “With over 1,700 community drinking water source techniques in Massachusetts, MWWA performs a vital part in guaranteeing our citizens have access to a secure and adequate provide of consuming h2o. I am very pleased of the perform I have accomplished with MWWA above the many years, and with the h2o market consumers I stand for on various compliance, enforcement, expense recovery, and h2o rights issues. I am pleased Burns & Levinson is supporting my h2o do the job by agreeing to be a Vice-Presidential Sponsor of MWWA.”

Shea is rated in Best Legal professionals in America (Environmental Law), Chambers United states (Environmental Regulation), Massachusetts Tremendous Lawyers, and as a Martindale-Hubbell, AV Pre-eminent Attorney. He consistently chairs qualified systems and lectures on environmental subject areas for legal professionals, engineers and small business teams. He obtained his J.D. from the College of Maine Law University, his Grasp of Law in Environmental Legislation, cum laude, from Vermont Regulation School, and his B.S., cum laude, from Holy Cross University.

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