410-576-4175
1001 Fleet Street, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD, 21202, 
Subjects: All Subjects
I focus on 'how' to get from A to B, but I also, occasionally, help clients decide whether B is really where they want to go.
Appointed by Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr. and President Mike Miller to the Maryland Climate Change Commission
AV Preeminent rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Named to The Best Lawyers in America since 1995
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers in America, 2019
Named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Environmental by Best Lawyers in America, 2017
Named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers in America, 2014 and 2016
Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers list for Environmental Law in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and since 2015, and for Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Litigation and Government Relations, 2021
Recipient, Outstanding Professional Service Award, Fuel Fund of Maryland for the contribution of legal services, June 2011
Recipient, Award of Excellence as "Consultant of the Year," Home Builders Association of Maryland, Land Development Council, 2010
Recipient, Leadership in the Law Award in Environmental Law, The Daily Record, 2009
Named "Legal Elite," SmartCEO, November 2009
Listed to "Top Lawyers in Maryland," Baltimore Magazine
Michael is a Member in the firm's Energy and Environmental Team.
He was named Maryland "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Environmental Litigation. In addition, for more than two decades, he has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, according to a national poll of lawyers. He has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer. Michael has the highest possible rating in Martindale-Hubbell (established by peer review) and was a founding member and the first elected chairman of the Environmental Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.
Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael served as Principal Counsel to the Maryland Department of the Environment. In this role, he was the chief environmental attorney for the state and the principal advisor to the Attorney General on environmental issues. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General advising the state, at various times, on issues involving hazardous wastes, water pollution, solid wastes, radiation control and other environmental and regulatory issues.
In 2015, Michael was appointed by Governor Lawrence Hogan to represent business interests on the Maryland Climate Change Commission and then reappointed by Senate President Mike Miller in 2016. He co-chairs the Mitigation Work Group of the Commission, which is develops plans to meet Maryland's greenhouse gas targets. Michael was also recognized for his dedication to the practice of law and to his community with the 2009 Leadership in the Law award, presented by the Maryland Daily Record and received a Professional Service Award in 2011 for his pro bono work from the Maryland Fuel Fund.
Michael's practice covers environmental law, energy law and governmental relations.
Michael's environmental work has included defending companies from governmental and third-party environmental claims, providing advice on greenhouse gas regulations and legislation, negotiating remediation agreements (including brownfield applications) on contaminated properties, advising companies on climate change developments, and negotiating the terms of environmental permits. Projects on which Michael has worked include solar energy projects; residential and commercial developments; natural gas and petroleum pipeline projects; co-generation projects; hazardous waste incinerators; waste-to-energy plants; infectious waste incinerators; waterway construction permits for developers and municipal water supply facilities; wetlands permits for developers, energy companies and mining operations; critical area approvals for developers; water appropriation and water discharge permits; landfill and other solid waste permits; permits to construct and operate air emission sources (including Title V permits and CPCN permits for energy projects); and work on air and water discharge permits for industrial and energy clients.
Michael's energy work has included the permitting of new renewable energy projects in Maryland. He currently represents a number of coal, natural gas and solar generating stations stations, seeking or renewing environmental permits. He has also provided advice on rate proceedings for large energy customers and for energy producers. Michael was appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as one of the inaugural members on the Strategic Energy Investment Fund Advisory Board, which provides advice to the Maryland Energy Administration on the budgeting of funds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions.
Described by The Baltimore Sun as a "high-profile lobbyist representing builders and industrial interests," Michael's lobbying practice has included the representation of energy companies, energy customers, manufacturing interests and developers before the General Assembly. Michael has helped draft many of the most significant Maryland environmental and energy legislation, including the Maryland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (both the original Act in 2009 and the renewal in 2015), the Maryland Electricity Restructuring Act, the Maryland Brownfields Act and statutes reforming the process for issuing environmental permits in Maryland.
Since joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael has provided advice to Talen Energy, Honeywell, BP, FMC, Lockheed Martin, Energy Answers, AES, Alcoa, Lafarge, Lennar Incorporated, Beazer Homes USA Inc., Pulte Homes, CalAtlantic, Ryland Homes, Toll Brothers, First Energy, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Florida Rock, American Sugar (Domino), the National Aquarium, Select Energy, Trigen Energy Corporation, the Maryland Industrial Group, the Maryland Industrial Technology Alliance, the American Chemistry Council, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland Bankers Association, Amports and many others. Significant brownfield and remediation projects have included the redevelopment of Silver Spring (on behalf of Montgomery County), the remediation of a major asphalt refinery (on behalf of BP), the proposed Center for Marine Research (on behalf of the National Aquarium), the Carr-Lowery and Westport Power plants (Turner Development), Silo Point (Pulte), Deep Harbor (Beazer), a plant expansion for Domino Sugar, Dundalk Marine Terminal, Race Street and Swann Park (for Honeywell) and dozens more.
Because of his extensive legal background, Michael is a contributing author to the LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law.
(503) 559-5042
2015 State Street, Salem, OR, 97301, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Trusted. Advocate. Ethical. Leader.
John Powell & Associates, Inc. is a full service bi-partisan public affairs and government relations firm. The firm was founded in 1984 and since its inception has represented and advocated on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, and public & private sector trade associations. The firm prides itself on its well-earned reputation for integrity, hard work and client service; which has led to producing a long track record of results for satisfied clients.
20+ years
John A. Powell is a native Oregonian who graduated from Junction City High School and went on to earn both a B.S. and M.S. at the University of Oregon. Following college, John began his career as a high school educator and coach. In 1975, John ran for and was elected to the Oregon State Senate at the age of twenty-five (still the youngest person ever to serve in the Oregon State Senate). John served two four-year terms in the Senate (1975-1982) before voluntarily leaving office. While serving as a citizen legislator, John founded the Powell & Greig Insurance Agency and worked as an insurance agent for several years. In 1984, John founded John Powell & Associates, Inc.
(503) 510-8758
2015 State Street, Salem, OR, 97301, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Trusted. Advocate. Ethical. Leader.
John Powell & Associates, Inc. is a full service bi-partisan public affairs and government relations firm. The firm was founded in 1984 and since its inception has represented and advocated on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, and public & private sector trade associations. The firm prides itself on its well-earned reputation for integrity, hard work and client service; which has led to producing a long track record of results for satisfied clients. John C. Powell is a lawyer / lobbyist who takes pride in understanding each client's business and then making sure the client's voice is heard in the halls of the Capitol.
11-15 years
JD, Willamette University School of Law, Salem, OR (Oregon State Bar # 094769)
MBA, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University, Salem, OR
BA, Political Science, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
John C. Powell and wife Abby Powell live in Lake Oswego, OR with their three children
409 12TH STREET, SW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20024, 
8049211214
301 Virginia Street, Unit 608, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(415) 903-2800
STE 2815, SAUSALITO, CA, 94965-3321, 
1) CompTIA
(415) 903-2800
28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2815 Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA, 94965, 
4159032800
28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA, 94965, 
28 Liberty Ship Way Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA, 94965, 
9084814673
208 Lenox Ave., Westfield, NJ, 07090, 
(908) 481-4673
208 Lenox Ave., #189, 208 Lenox Ave., #189, Westfield, NJ, 07090, 
(908) 481-4673
208 Lenox Ave., 189, Westfield, NJ, 07090, 
480-474-5066
901-359-9188
1350 Concourse Ave Suite 434, Memphis, TN, 38104, 
901-359-9188
1350 Concourse Ave Suite 434, Memphis, TN, 38104, 
202-445-4242
19885 Detroit Road PMB131, Rocky River, OH, 44116, 
2166583995
19885 Detroit Road PMB131, Rocky River, OH, 44116, 
(919) 838-8004
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 209, Raleigh, NC, 27604, 
7039807896
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2298882508
2336 LAKE PARK DRIVE, ALBANY, GA, 31707, 
(617) 840-2923
ONE CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MA, 02114, 
2175411150
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318-366-6122
115 Madison Landing Circle, Ridgeland, MS, 39157, 
8046438439
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3307619960
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212-404-4077
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(850) 212-2482
413 N Meridian St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1253, 
1146 19th St NW, SUITE 350, Washington, DC, 20036, 
601-668-2177
359 CULLEY DR, JACKSON, MS, 39206-3615, 
(405) 802-4590
3032 BERKSHIRE WAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73120, 
4056529929
P.O. Box 21262, Oklahoma City, OK, 73156, 
(850) 413-2894
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601-749-6274
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(850) 284-4147
3255 Endicott Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32311-3726,