Steven J. Levine
Phelps Dunbar • Baton Rouge, LA
TransportationEnvironmental LitigationReal Estate
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Contact
Email
steven.levine@phelps.com
Phone
(225) 372-5560
Address
II City Plaza, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802-5615, US
Professional
About
Steve Levine practices in the area of litigation with a focus on environmental counseling. Mr. Levine has wide experience in environmental litigation arising from enforcement, toxic tort, and business-related claims, and as a significant part of these engagements, he works closely with experts in a variety of professional fields. He routinely interacts with the Environmental Protection Agency in several regions and state environmental regulatory agencies in several states in matters relating to litigation, permitting, compliance orders, and penalty orders. Additionally, he counsels lending and real estate institutions on such matters as environmental assessments, contractual arrangements, and wetlands issues. Mr. Levine’s practice serves the petrochemical industry, the transportation industry, the banking and real estate sectors, the power generation sector and other industry business sectors. He is the practice coordinator of the litigation group in the Baton Rouge office. Before entering law school Mr. Levine gained substantive educational and practical experience in the areas of fisheries biology, water resources, conservation, and resource management.
Credentials
Education
1984 Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center JD - Juris Doctor 1977 Louisiana State University MS-Masters 1974 University of Maryland BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
N/A Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business N/A Listed, Best Lawyers in America N/A Listed, Louisiana Super Lawyers
Publications
2014 Inside the Minds: Navigating Water Use and Pollution Laws Defending Clients Against Water Pollution Claims 2007 Toxic Tort Litigation, published by the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, American Bar Association Case Strategy and Trial Management Issues in Toxic Tort Cases 2006 ELR News & Analysis Enforcement Data: A Tool for Environmental Management 2003 Natural Resources & Environment The Ongoing Friction Between Site Remediation and Tort Litigation 1984 Louisiana Law Review Ground Water: Louisiana's Quasi-Fictional and Truly Fugacious Mineral
Associations
Louisiana State Bar Association Member Baton Rouge Bar Association Member American Bar Association Member
Speaking
N/A Scenic Rivers Symposium The Scientific Stream: A Suggested Additional Component to the Scenic Rivers Rationale
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Updated: Jun 02, 2026