Diane W. Whitney, chair of the firm's Land Use section of the firm's Real Estate and Land Use department, practices in the areas of environmental, toxic torts and land use law.
Diane represents businesses, individuals and municipalities in all areas of environmental and land use planning and permitting. Her litigation experience includes trial and appellate work in environmental matters, toxic torts and land use, and representation before administrative agencies including siting of utilities and Superfund matters. She is involved in the defense of toxic tort claims throughout the country. Diane frequently counsels clients regarding the purchase, sale, remediation and development of brownfields properties. She is a contributing author to Connecticut Civil Complaints for Business Litigation, Vol. 1, published in 2010, and Connecticut Civil Discovery Forms, published in 2011.
- Recipient of the Connecticut Bar Association's Women In The Law 2015 Ladder Award
- Named a 2015 Woman of FIRE (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) by The Commercial Record
- Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award - Connecticut Bar Association, 2014
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in Who's Who Legal in the area of environment, 2012
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3702
