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. 

Ms. Richardson was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law in 2012 and the four years immediately preceding. She is listed in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Environmental Law. Ms. Richardson was recognized in the 2009 Legal 500 US and named to The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009. She was named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Environmental Law in 2012 and the three years immediately preceding by SuperLawyers magazine and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Board Member

Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership, 2009 Class Member and Current Board Member

State Bar of Georgia, Environmental Law Section, Past Chair and Former Secretary

Tulane Law Review, Former Member

Education

  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. (1991)
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • University of Tulsa, B.S., Biology (1988)
    cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1994)
  • Texas (1991)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1994)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1991)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1994)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6330
f +1 404.541.3366

Susan H. Richardson

Experience Highlights

NPDES permit challenge counsel to Cauley Creek Water Reclamation LLC
Represented Cauley Creek Water Reclamation LLC in negotiation of a settlement agreement with numerous citizen-activists regarding the challenge of a more
Reservoir dispute for large municipality
Represented large municipality with regard to the challenge of a potential new reservoir, which would have the effect of removing the city’s existing more
Environmental litigation for the City of Atlanta
Defended City of Atlanta with regard to an action brought by an environmental organization challenging issue of the City of Atlanta's NPDES permits more
Environmental matters for one of the top U.S. forest products manufacturers
Represents one of the top U.S. forest products manufacturers with regard to a number of environmental matters, more