George W. House
George House practices in the field of environmental law. He has experience in virtually every substantive and procedural matter involving environmental law, with extensive litigation experience before administrative hearing offices, judges, juries, and appellate courts.
Some cases George has recently handled involved successfully obtaining permits based upon complex Environmental Impact Statements, the finalization of innovative agreements for the cleanup of contaminated properties, the litigation to favorable judgment of CERCLA cost recovery cases in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Massachusetts, the successful litigation of several major insurance coverage cases in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Massachusetts, the resolution of air permitting issues in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Florida, and the defense and favorable resolution of major Clean Water Act citizen suits.
George represents textile manufacturing companies, furniture manufacturing companies, foundries, mining companies, integrated forest products producing and manufacturing companies, real estate developers, metallurgical companies, oil products distribution companies, communication companies, and a large number of municipal governments on environmental matters.
Publications and Presentations
- Panel on "Public-Private Partnerships," Piedmont Triad Commercial Real Estate Women, Continuing Legal Education, November 2018
- "Public Participation in Constructing a Safer Building," Workshop on Building Vulnerability and Protection against Chemical and Biological Agents, North Carolina A&T State University, November 9, 2005
- Panel on DENR Reorganization, “State of the State and Playing by the New Rules,” North Carolina Bar Foundation, Continuing Legal Education, January 30, 2008
- Panel on “Due Diligence: What Can and Should be Done and How to Negotiate to Allocate Risk in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Annual Meeting of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, April 23-24, 2010
News
- Brooks Pierce Partner George House Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by EPA
- Brooks Pierce Attorney Receives Downtown Greensboro's Ed Kitchen Leadership Award
- Brooks Pierce Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014
- Brooks Pierce Earns Top Rankings in 2011 Chambers USA
- Best Lawyers Names Two Brooks Pierce Partners ‘Lawyers of the Year’, Best Lawyers in America
- Brooks Pierce Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, North Carolina Super Lawyers
- House Chairs N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Advisory Commission
- Environmental Lawyers Successful in PCS Phosphate Permitting Matter
- Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Litigation (2005), and Environmental and Natural Resources Law (2002-2004); also permanently recognized in the "Legal Elite Hall of Fame"
- Recognized by Super Lawyers Business Edition for Environmental Litigation (2015)
- Received the 2013 Ed Kitchen Award from Downtown Greensboro Inc. for Community Service and Leadership
- Served as Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (1969-1976) and was awarded an MSM
- Recognized as a "2018 Power Player," by Triad Business Journal
- Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Environmental Law (2004-2020)
- Recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Environmental Litigation (2006-2020); Top 100 (2007-2008)
Greensboro, North Carolina 27420
