Slawson, Esq. P.C. (SEPC) Law Available

Slawson, Esq. P.C. operates out of the Sidewinder Building on Glendale Drive in Birmingham, providing legal counsel built upon more than three decades of courtroom and regulatory experience. Led by attorney Bart Slawson, the practice centers around environmental law, corporate governance, property matters, and estate administration. Slawson's foundational work includes major regional disputes, most notably serving as legal counsel in the Kipp v. Jefferson County litigation that resulted in a three-billion-dollar settlement and overhauled municipal wastewater treatment protocols. Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and federal district courts across Alabama, the practice handles both transactional structuring and courtroom advocacy with technical rigor.

The firm's environmental work addresses regulatory enforcement actions under the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Drawing on previous appointments as a Special Assistant Attorney General focused on state water quality enforcement, Slawson advises municipal solid waste operators, commercial landowners, and industrial facilities facing formal scrutiny from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Each regulatory matter undergoes a systematic phase-one assessment where site audits, historical permit filings, and discharge logs are scrutinized against statutory benchmarks before formal responses or administrative appeals are submitted.

Parallel to its environmental practice, the firm manages transactional and contentious matters across the commercial and real estate sectors. Slawson assists emerging enterprises and established operations with entity formation, commercial lease drafting, vendor agreements, and internal governance structuring. In property and land disputes, the practice evaluates boundary rights, title encumbrances, and easement claims through chain-of-title reviews. On the probate docket, the office steers personal representatives and families through Jefferson County probate court procedures, handling petition filings, asset valuation schedules, and statutory creditor notices to ensure compliant asset transfers.

Prospective clients scheduling an intake assessment are required to gather relevant foundational documents prior to the meeting. For regulatory inquiries or environmental audits, this involves assembling inspection letters, discharge logs, permits, and correspondence from state or federal agencies; commercial and probate matters require current organizational filings, title policies, existing contracts, or testamentary records. The firm reviews these materials during the initial consultation to determine jurisdictional posture, evaluate statutory timelines, and establish a clear retainer agreement before initiating formal discovery or drafting transactional instruments.