Gregory H. Smith
Director
Greg is chairman of the firm's Administrative Law Department, which encompasses the government relations and environmental practices. He has over 30 years experience in environmental and regulatory law and litigation involving the State, federal and local governments. He was the New Hampshire Attorney General following service as a homicide prosecutor in that office. He has led the firm's environmental, regulatory and government relations practice since leaving the position of Attorney General in 1984. His practice has involved representation of our clients under all the major environmental laws in permitting, enforcement and litigation matters. For example, he has represented a major energy company in the development of a 720 megawatt natural gas fired electric generating station, the development of natural resources including municipal, industrial and bottled water supplies, permitting and enforcement matters concerning solid waste facilities and wetlands and shoreland protection. He has also handled a wide variety of other types of regulatory cases including insurance, transportation, the Liquor Commission, the Sweepstakes Commission, governmental competitive bidding and numerous legislative lobbying projects.
Department
Government Relations
Areas of Practice
- Administrative and Regulatory Law
- Environmental Regulation and Litigation
- State Regulation of Charities
- Legislative Counsel
Representative Clients & Work
Greg is consistently recognized as a leading environmental lawyer with a strong practice in a broad range of government regulatory matters.
- Successfully represented a major energy company through all of the permitting before State agencies and in the courts to obtain the necessary permits for a 720 megawatt natural gas fired electric generating station. Appeal of the Londonderry Neighborhood Coalition, 761 A.2d 426 (N.H. 2000)
- Against significant opposition, represented before administrative agencies and the courts, a major interstate gas pipeline company and all of the permitting for a new interstate natural gas transmission pipeline;
- Successfully pursued insurance recovery in a large number of environmental contamination cases;
- Represented industry municipalities and bottled water companies in the development and permitting of large groundwater withdrawals;
- Successfully handled several cases involving development subject to the shoreland protection and wetlands regulations;
- Advised charitable educational institutions about regulation by the office of Attorney General, Division of Charitable Trusts;
- Successfully acted as regulatory counsel on a wide variety of substantive issues and legislative matters for more than 30 years, including regulation of the liquor industry, environmental and utility matters, insurance, healthcare and taxation, for example Appeal of Monsieur Henri Wines, Ltd., 128 N.H. 191 (1986)
Admissions
New Hampshire, U.S. District Court for New Hampshire and United States Supreme Court
Professional & Association Memberships
New Hampshire Bar Association; Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Association and New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Board of Directors of The New England Council; Legal Counsel of New Hampshire Senate (1992-1993); Representative to Terralex, a world wide network of lawyers
Recognition
- Recognized in Chambers USA
- Woodward's Best Lawyers in America - Administrative Law
- Woodward's Best Lawyers in America - Environmental Law
Career
- J.D. University of Maine, 1973
- B.A. University of New Hampshire 1969
Recent Publications and Lectures
- Second Annual New Hampshire Water Conference Keynote
- Going Solar In New Hampshire
- Faculty member, "Water Rights and Quality in New Hampshire", sponsored by the National Business Institute, October 2006
- Editor and Co-Author of the New Hampshire Environmental Law Handbook
- Faculty, New Hampshire Bar Association: Managing Serious Environmental Problems
- Author of a column on Environmental Law for the Business and Industry Association
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