Joseph A. Ponzi

Joey represents businesses in a wide variety of environmental litigation matters such as NPDES and Clean Water Act permitting, NEPA, SPCA, and civil penalty assessments. He has experience representing municipalities and water authorities in environmental contamination disputes. He also represents clients in cleanup disputes between responsible parties, and in insurance disputes over coverage for environmental contamination.  Joey has appeared extensively in litigation before administrative bodies, as well as in trial and appellate courts, both state and federal.

Joey works with state and federal agencies and advises clients on various environmental issues, including Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act permitting, underground storage tanks, contaminated property, and land use. Examples include a brownfields project for the redevelopment of a 50+ acre historic mill, and permitting for a beach renourishment project. He has represented developers, municipalities, natural resource sector companies, and a range of other businesses.

Joey represents clients in a wide range of complex business disputes, including issues related to banking, construction, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice claims, land use, and quiet title actions. He regularly appears before administrative, trial, and appellate courts. Joey is also experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration of large-scale public construction projects.

Joey represents clients in health care litigation, including Medicaid Waiver disputes with LME/MCOs, and licensing and penalty disputes with DHHS.  He has extensive experience in claims payment disputes, including payment clawbacks and misprocessing of claims. He regularly appears before the Office of Administrative Hearings, and has extensive experience working and negotiating with regulators.