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Michael J. Moore 
Albany, New York
Partner
phone (518) 438-9907 (Ext. 235)
fax (518) 438-9914
email mmoore@youngsommer.com

Michael J. Moore represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex federal and state court environmental disputes, and also specializes in State and local administrative proceedings, resolving zoning and real property matters for individuals, municipalities, and developers.  He has appeared before the New York State Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.  Mr. Moore has been the lead attorney in several cases under CERCLA, the federal Clean Air Act, SEQRA, and New York Public Service Law Article X (power plant siting).  He was listed in the Capital District Business Review's Who's Who in the Legal Profession in fall of 1997.  Mr. Moore is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Albany Law School.

Areas of Practice:
Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
Administrative Investigations
Administrative Officers & Agents
Administrative Rulemaking
Licensing
Regulatory Enforcement
Wireless Communications
Eminent Domain
Freedom of Information
Minerals & Mining
Public Utilities
Cleanup & Superfund
Hazardous Waste
Solid Waste
Water Pollution
Wetlands & Wild Lands
Federal Appellate Practice
State Appellate Practice
Fisheries & Wildlife
Oil & Gas
Land Use & Zoning
Residential Real Estate
State Government
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1978
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1978
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
Education:
Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1977


University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA, 1973
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  Government and International Studies


Representative Cases:
Knaust v. City of Kingston, 157 F. 3d 86 (  1998)
Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition v. New York City Department of Transportation, 77 N.Y. 2d 970 (  1991)
Representative Clients:
City of Rensselaer
City of Kingston
R. J. Valente Gravel, Inc.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
St. Catherine of Siena Church, 1993 - 2002
Parish Council, Committee Chair


Albany County Democratic Committee, 1999 - Present
Committeeman


Notre Dame Club of Northeastern New York
Board Member


Past Employment Positions:
Ward, Sommer & Moore, LLC, Partner, 1995 - 1999


New York State Department of Law, Assistant Attorney General, 1981 - 1995


Legal Aid Society of Northwestern New York, Attorney, 1978 - 1981



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