• Detroit
  • Lansing
  • Oakland County
  • Ann Arbor

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Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
    Honors: magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Certificates of Merit in Enterprise Organization and Pollution Policy; Clarence Darrow Scholar

    Henry M. Campbell Moot Court, Executive Board; Michigan Journal of International Law, Associate Editor
  • University of Alberta, M.Sc.
    Ecology and Environmental Biology
    Honors: University Teaching Award
  • University of Michigan, B.S.
    Biology
    Honors: with high distinction and high honors; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi

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Detroit
2290 First National Building
660 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226

Megan Conlon McCulloch

Partner

  • Ms. McCulloch leverages her scientific background to efficiently and effectively bridge the gap between technical and legal issues and to find sound solutions to complex environmental issues. She possesses extensive experience in assisting clients in federal and state superfund proceedings, site investigation, environmental remediation and cleanups, brownfield redevelopment, and obtaining economic development incentives. She also counsels clients in environmental enforcement actions, litigation, compliance, and permitting as well as environmental due diligence in both corporate and real estate transactions.
  • Assists the Sediment Management Work Group, a national ad hoc industry group, with shaping public policy on contaminated sediment management issues at the federal and state levels 
  • Advises clients facing significant remediation liability at contaminated sediment sites 
  • Assists clients with obtaining Great Lakes Legacy Act funding for the remediation of contaminated sediment in Great Lakes areas of concern 
  • Assists developer clients with obtaining brownfield redevelopment incentives, including tax increment financing reimbursements and tax credits 
  • Represents clients in corporate and real estate transactions with environmental concerns
  • Research Experience:
    • Fish Assemblages and Landscape Position of Lakes in Boreal, Alberta for the University of Alberta:
      • Designed landscape-level study: collected and analyzed data on fish assemblages, water chemistry, lake morphometry, and surface connectivity
      • Modeled the predicted distribution of fish in lakes in Boreal, Alberta based on landscape-level features
      • Wrote masters thesis: "Predicting Fish Assemblages in Small, Boreal Lakes in Alberta Using Landscape and Local Factors"
    • The Northern Lake Huron Bioreserve Project, Les Cheneaux, Michigan for the University of Michigan:
      • Helped design a fish survey of Great Lakes coastal marshes
      • Collected and analyzed data on the fish assemblages and human activity in the marshes
      • Wrote senior honors thesis: "A Pilot Study of Adult Fish Communities in Different Habitats in the Les Cheneaux Islands in Lake Huron"
    • Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan for the University of Michigan:
      • Performed a detailed lake survey of Lancaster Lake, Michigan, based on biological, chemical and physical factors
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Cancer Biology Laboratory for the University of Michigan:
      • Dissected tumor samples and grew them into cell lines
      • Prepared cell lines for experiments and for shipping
      • Taught medical students and post-doctoral researchers tissue culture technique
  • Science-Related Coursework:
    • General Science: organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, physics, geographic information systems and atmosphere
    • Biological Science: biology, genetics, ecology, advanced ecology, limnology, fishes, animal physiology, evolution, chordate structure and function, landscape ecology and biological invasions of aquatic ecosystems 
    • Math/Statistics: multivariate calculus, differential equations, data analysis, general linear models and generalized linear models
    • Seminars: ecology, aquatic ecology and hydrology

Professional Involvement

  • American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Section
    • Book Publishing Board, Chair, 2012-present
    • Publications Service Group, Member, 2012-present
    • Book Publishing Committee, Board Member, 2009-2012 
  • State Bar of Michigan, Environmental Law Section
  • Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals

Honors

  • Michigan Super Lawyers, Recognized as a Rising Star, 2008-2012

Publications

Speeches and Conferences

  • “Opportunities Under Recent Revisions to Michigan’s Environmental, Brownfield Financing and Other Incentives Law,” Breakfast Briefing for Clients, Honigman’s Environmental Practice Group, Novi, MI (March 13, 2013)
  • "Creative Solutions for Watershed-based Sustainable Sediment Management," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Dallas, TX (February 7, 2013), co-author 
  • "Industry Perspective on the Great Lakes Legacy Act Sediment Remediation Program," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, Dallas, TX (February 6, 2013), co-author
  • "Optimize Risk Reduction, Risk Management Processes and Remedy Selection," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, Dallas, TX (February 6, 2013), co-author 
  • "Sediment Quality Guidelines," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, Dallas, TX (February 6, 2013), session co-chair 
  • "Sediment Remediation and Its Intersection with The Clean Water Act," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, Dallas, TX (February 5, 2013), panelist 
  • "The River Raisin Great Lakes Legal Act Sediment Remediation Project," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Dallas, TX (February 5, 2013), co-author 
  • "Potential Approaches for Addressing Clean Water Act Issues at Contaminated Sediment Sites," Battelle’s Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Dallas, TX (February 5, 2013), presenter
  • "Learning from the Past to Enhance Remedy Evaluation, Selection, and Implementation," Battelle International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (February 5, 2013), co-author
  • "Guidance on Bioavailability/Bioaccessibility Measurements using Passive Sampling Devices and Partitioning-Based Approaches for Management of Contaminated Sediments," Participant in the by-invitation, SETAC Technical Workshop, Costa Mesa, California (November 7-9, 2012)
  • "Using Lessons Learned from the Past to Enhance Remedy Evaluation, Selection and Implementation,” PIANC USA/COPRI Dredging 2012 Conference, San Diego, California (October 24, 2012), co-author
  • "Challenges to Sustainably Managing Sediment in the U.S.,” PIANC USA/COPRI Dredging 2012 Conference, San Diego, California (October 23, 2012), presenter
  • "Vapor Intrusion Issues in Real Estate Transactions," Environmental Law Institute's Vapor Intrusion: The State of the Science and the Law Webinar (September 6, 2012)
  • "SMWG: 2012 Contaminated Sediment Update," ARCADIS Sediment Management Seminar 2012, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (February 9, 2012), co-author
  • "SMWG Update," Sediment Management Work Group Fall Sponsor Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 6, 2011), co-author
  • "CSOs and SSOs - The Major Source Control Impediment to Sensible Urban Waterway Sediment Remediation," Battelle's Sixth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, New Orleans, Louisiana (February 10, 2011), co-author
  • "Effective Communication with Stakeholders Concerning Remedial Options for Sediment Sites," Battelle's Sixth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, New Orleans, Louisiana (February 9, 2011), co-author
  • "Brownfield Redevelopment," Building Owners and Managers Association of Metro Detroit, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan (January 25, 2011)
  • "The Alpha and the Omega and Points in Between Conference," U.S. EPA, U.S. ACE, and the Sediment Management Work Group, Chicago, IL (April 13, 2010)
  • "Recontamination of Sediment Cleanup Sites and the Need for Watershed Approaches to Provide Effective Sediment Source Controls," The Alpha and the Omega and the Points in Between Conference, a joint conference with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Sediment Management Work Group, Chicago, Illinois (April 13, 2010), co-author
  • "Regulatory and Policy Challenges in Sediment Management," U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center-Waterways Experiment Station, Sustainable Sediment Management Workshop, Vicksburg, Mississippi (March 15-19, 2010), participant
  • "Strategies for Sustainable Sediment Management," U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center-Waterways Experiment Station, Sustainable Sediment Management Workshop, Vicksburg, Mississippi (March 15-19, 2010), participant
  • "SMWG: 2010 Contaminated Sediment Update," ARCADIS Sediment Management Seminar 2010, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (February 11, 2010), co-author
  • "Risk Management for Contaminated Sediments: Capturing the Scope of the Problem Through Mental Modeling," U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Sediment Management Work Group Joint Workshop, Arlington, Virginia (September 1-2, 2009), participant
  • "Harnessing the Great Lakes Legacy Act for Environmental Improvement and the Revitalization of Waterfront Properties," Participant in the by-invitation U.S. EPA workshop, Chicago, Illinois (July 16, 2009)
  • "Great Lakes and National Contaminated Sediment Management Update," Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan (June 17, 2009), co-author
  • "Making Brownfield Redevelopment Work During Tough Economic Times: Leveraging Michigan Brownfield Incentives with Other Development Incentives," Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan (June 16, 2009), co-presenter
  • "Effective Communication with Stakeholders of Remedial Options for Sediment Sites," Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Jacksonville, Florida (February 5, 2009), co-author
  • "Principles for Evaluating Remedial Options for Contaminated Sediment Sites," Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Jacksonville, Florida (February 5, 2009), co-author
  • "The 4Rs in Sediment Management: A Synopsis and Overview," Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Jacksonville, Florida (February 4, 2009), co-author

Prior Employment Experience

  • University of Michigan Law School, International Law and Science - Research Assistant to Professor Edward Parson, January-May 2004
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Appellate Section - Summer Law Clerk, Washington D.C., May 2003-August 2003
  • University of Alberta - Fish Assemblages and Landscape Position of Lakes in Boreal Alberta, September 1999-July 2002
  • University of Michigan - Research Assistant (various projects), June 1994–1995, June 1997-May 1999

Teaching Experience

  • University of Alberta, Teaching Assistant, 1999-2002
    • Freshwater Ecology, Biology 364; Animal Community Ecology, Zoology 332; Principles of Ecology, Biology 208
  • University of Michigan, Teaching Assistant, 1998-1999
    • Biology & Ecology of Fishes, Biology 486
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