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Heather Nixon Stevenson
Counsel 
One James Center
hstevenson@mcguirewoods.com901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030 F: 804.698.2241    |
Ms. Stevenson's practice involves the counseling of clients in regard to all aspects of environmental permitting, environmental regulatory compliance, environmental issues in business transactions, and environmental litigation. In addition, she has substantial experience advising clients about and preparing covenants and restrictions for large-scale residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments; documents to establish and operate homeowners associations; and condominium project documents.
- Land Use
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation
- Environmental Solutions
- Real Estate Development
- Sustainability
- Named a Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2008, 2010
- Environmental Analyst/Planner, Virginia Department of Transportation, Richmond, Virginia
- Environmental Specialist, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida; Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, Florida
- "Risk-Reduction Tools: Learning to Manage the Potential Risks of Green Roof Design, Construction and Installation," (Part 2 of 2) (Co-authored with Dan Slone), Living Architecture Monitor, Fall 2009
- "Risk-Reduction Tools: Learning to Manage the Potential Risks of Green Roof Design, Construction and Installation" (Part 1 of 2) (Co-authored with Dan Slone), Living Architecture Monitor, Summer 2009
- "Post-Rapanos Court Decisions," Wetlands Update, October 2006
- "Rapanos and Carabell: The Supreme Court Speaks on Federal Authority Under the Clean Water Act," Co-authored with Stewart Leeth, Wetlands Update, July 2006
- "Corps and EPA Propose New Regulations for Mitigation," Wetlands Update, July 2006
- "A Survey of Federal Laws Affecting New Urban Communities," Co-authored with Doris Goldstein and Dan Slone, New Urbanism: Comprehensive Report & Best Practices Guide 11-8 (3rd ed. 2003)
- "Environmental Impact Assessment Laws in the Nineties: Can the United States and Mexico Learn from Each Other?" 32 University of Richmond Law Review 1675 (1999)
- "ABCs of HOAs," Co-presented with Marc Goldsmith, Lorman Webinar, March 2011
- "The Chesapeake Bay TMDL and Stormwater in Virginia," Panelist, "ABCs of Pending Stormwater Regulations," ULI Hampton Roads' Program, Norfolk, Virginia, January 2011
- "Green Building - Challenges and Opportunities," Co-presented with Dan Slone, Cities Alive 2010 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, December 2010
- "New Stormwater Management Requirements: How the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Will Impact Virginia Localities and Businesses," Lorman Program, Richmond, Virginia, October 2010
- "Private Sewer Laterals - Legal Issues," WEFTEC Collection Systems Technical Education Workshop, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2010
- "Legal Issues Relating to Private Sewer Systems," WEFTEC Collection Systems Technical Education Workshop, Orlando, Florida, October 2009
- "Legal Update - The Latest in Wetlands Law," Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals, 2009 Annual Fall Meeting & Workshop, Richmond, Virginia, September 2009
- "Environmental Regulations for Design Professionals," Architecture Exchange East 2007, Richmond, Virginia, November 2007
- "Virginia Environmental Regulations for Design Professionals," Half Moon L.L.C., April 2007
- Virginia State Bar
- Past Chair, Board of Governors, Environmental Law Section
- Richmond Bar Association
- Past Chair, Environmental Law Section
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
- Member, Board of Visitors, 2009-2011
- President, Alumni Council, 2007-2009
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EDUCATION University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, J.D., cum laude, 2000
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Master of Environmental Management, 1983 The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, B.S., 1981 ADMITTED Florida 2000 Virginia 2000 PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, D.C. |