Jill Weller has more than 30 years of experience counseling clients on a wide variety of issues under federal and state environmental law. She is a trusted advisor who regularly provides practical solutions to environmental issues raised in the context of corporate and real estate transactions.
She has extensive experience counseling and defending clients on matters such as voluntary and "Brownfields" cleanups; CERCLA administrative and cost recovery actions; compliance counseling for hazardous waste, wastewater discharge and other environmental regulations; defense of environmental enforcement actions and citizen suits; administrative and judicial review of permits and other agency actions.
From 1981 to 1985, Jill was an attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel, in Washington D.C. Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp, Jill was a partner at Thompson Hine in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jill was recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© as "Cincinnati Best Lawyers' Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year", a designation that is presented annually to a single attorney in each practice area and metropolitan area.
Representative Work
Representation of "potentially responsible parties" in federal and state superfund actions
Federal Clean Water Act Section 401 certifications and Section 404 permits
Defense of federal Clean Water Act citizen suit
CERCLA cost recovery litigation against recalcitrant site owners and other responsible parties
Due diligence (Phase I and Phase II), contract drafting and negotiations with respect to environmental issues in corporate and real estate transactions
Ohio Voluntary Action Program site redevelopment
RCRA hazardous waste facility closures and corrective action
Closure and "no further action" status for industrial facilities
Defense of civil, criminal and administrative enforcement proceedings
Oversight and strategy for post-closing environmental cleanups
Title V and other air permitting issues
Represented government, trade associations and companies in review of major federal actions in U.S. Courts of Appeal
Environmental audits and development of environmental compliance strategies
Coordination of due diligence for overseas facilities (Mexico, China, Spain, etc.)
Wastewater and other permits for new facilities
Defense of Nuclear Regulatory Commission enforcement action for radioactive devices used in manufacturing
Foundry, Automotive, Steel Service Centers, Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing, Large Appliance Manufacturing, Stamping, Culvert Manufacturing, Pulp and Paper, Waste Management
