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Jean Perry Phillips
Counsel
90 State House Square • Hartford, CT 06103-3702
T: 860.424.4368 • F: 860.424.4370 • E: jphillips@pullcom.com
Jean Perry Phillips practices environmental, municipal and land use law and handles a wide range of real
estate and business transactional and operating problems that arise in the context of environmental and land
use matters. Jean has extensive experience with the identification, negotiation, allocation and documentation
of risk in complex commercial and real estate transactions, including brownfields and post brownfields
properties. She also has significant experience with regulatory compliance, permitting and litigation issues in
the environmental and land use arena. She works closely with the regulatory community, i.e. DEEP, EPA, the
Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies, as well as the private consulting community. She manages
environmental issues on sites, including providing advice regarding the selection, retention and supervision of
consultants including the drafting of Requests for Proposals or Qualifications and responses thereto. She is
also experienced in the field of eminent domain and associated administrative and civil proceedings. She has
represented developers, corporations, property owners, municipalities, boards of education, and lenders.
Jean is a LEED Accredited Professional.
Represents a large Connecticut municipality in the redevelopment of a 600,000 square foot industrial
building on a large brownfield site. Responsibilities include management, land use, environmental and
construction issues including assistance with Invitations to Bid, contracts, risk management and dealing with
federal and state regulations. The determination and administration of relocation benefits to eligible tenants
and the negotiation of leases and departure terms are also part of this project.
Represents a large Connecticut municipality in the purchase of a historically contaminated property subject
to a RCRA Stewardship Permit. Negotiated and drafted purchase terms including the release of historic
federally required financial assurances and provision of favorable new ones. Continued involvement involves
assisting with compliance and remedial obligations and contracting issues.
Represents a Connecticut shoreline municipality in connection with all aspects of a Municipal Development
Plan and associated Development Agreement with a national developer of destination shopping and
entertainment districts. Project responsibilities include land use, permitting, contracts, title and acquisition of
blighted and brownfield properties.
Represents Regional Development Agencies in connection with Brownfields projects including negotiation
and documentation required for the acquisition and sale of environmentally impacted projects including
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identification of stakeholders and resources available to facilitate development.
Represents property owners and purchasers in connection with the sale, acquisition and financing of
properties including favorable resolution of long term liabilities and obligations to the State.
Represented a property owner in the successful resolution of a decade long suit seeking to apportion liability
for contamination amongst several potential responsible parties within one year of involvement.
Represented a water pollution control authority in connection with state and federal requirements and
permitting issues.
Represented a large Fairfield County municipality in connection with a contaminated landfill thought to be
impacting local residents’ drinking water wells. Representation included successful early resolution of a suit
brought by a neighborhood association, negotiation of a DEEP Consent Order and satisfactory compliance
therewith, facilitation of public meetings and communication with DEEP, EPA, and local and state Department
of Health personnel, historic research including identification of other potential sources of contaminants.
Represented Boards of Education in connection with the identification of appropriate sites for new school
projects, due diligence and acquisition issues including acquisition of property by purchase and eminent
domain and administration of associated relocation benefits. Further assisted in remediation as required
including documentation, selection of and negotiations with contractors and supervision of environmental
professionals.
Represented the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) in connection with title examination and resolution of
historic title issues and environmental due diligence and permitting as needed at its creation and upon
transfer of Connecticut's airports from the Department of Transportation to the CAA. Drafted related
legislation.
Represented developer in negotiations with a former tenant of the property to reimburse the client on major
building repairs and to remediate the environmental conditions at the property.
Represents a major solid waste and recycling facility in the negotiation of a Consent Order with DEEP and in
connection with permitting, real estate and land use issues.
● Representation of large Connecticut municipality in the successful resolution of a lawsuit over solid waste
facility closure issues and continue to represent with regard to state and federal requirements for facility.
● Representation of a large Connecticut municipality with regard to the management of public properties
which may have been impacted by historic use of commercial or industrial products. Extensive work with
various professionals in government and private stakeholders to ensure that competing interests were fairly
evaluated and tax payer resources were appropriately managed and transparency maintained.Jean Perry Phillips
Practice Areas
Environmental; Environmental Law and Litigation; Land Use; Real Estate; Brownfield Redevelopment; Town
Governments, Departments and Authorities; Municipal Law; Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales; Residential,
Commercial and Community Development Projects
Experience
● Represents a large Connecticut municipality in the redevelopment of a 600,000 square foot industrial
building on a large brownfield site. Responsibilities include management, land use, environmental and
construction issues including assistance with Invitations to Bid, contracts, risk management and dealing
with federal and state regulations. The determination and administration of relocation benefits to eligible
tenants and the negotiation of leases and departure terms are also part of this project.
● Represents a large Connecticut municipality in the purchase of a historically contaminated property subject
to a RCRA Stewardship Permit. Negotiated and drafted purchase terms including the release of historic
federally required financial assurances and provision of favorable new ones. Continued involvement
includes assisting with compliance and remedial obligations and contracting issues.
● Represents a Connecticut shoreline municipality in connection with all aspects of a Municipal Development
Plan and associated Development Agreement with a national developer of destination shopping and
entertainment districts. Project responsibilities include land use, permitting, contracts, title and acquisition
of blighted and brownfield properties.
● Represents Regional Development Agencies in connection with Brownfields projects including negotiation
and documentation required for the acquisition and sale of environmentally impacted projects including
identification of stakeholders and resources available to facilitate development.
● Represents property owners and purchasers in connection with the sale, acquisition and financing of
properties including favorable resolution of long term liabilities and obligations to the State.
● Represented a property owner in the successful resolution of a decade long suit seeking to apportion
liability for contamination amongst several potential responsible parties within one year of involvement.
● Represented a water pollution control authority in connection with state and federal requirements and
permitting issues.
● Represented a large Fairfield County municipality in connection with a contaminated landfill thought to be
impacting local residents’ drinking water wells. Representation included successful early resolution of a suit
brought by a neighborhood association, negotiation of a DEEP Consent Order and satisfactory compliance
therewith, facilitation of public meetings and communication with DEEP, EPA, and local and state
Department of Health personnel, historic research including identification of other potential sources of
contaminants.Jean Perry Phillips
● Represented Boards of Education in connection with the identification of appropriate sites for new school
projects, due diligence and acquisition issues including acquisition of property by purchase and eminent
domain and administration of associated relocation benefits. Further assisted in remediation as required
including documentation, selection of and negotiations with contractors and supervision of environmental
professionals.
● Represented the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) in connection with title examination and resolution of
historic title issues and environmental due diligence and permitting as needed at its creation and upon
transfer of Connecticut's airports from the Department of Transportation to the CAA. Drafted related
legislation.
● Represented developer in negotiations with a former tenant of the property to reimburse the client on major
building repairs and to remediate the environmental conditions at the property.
● Represents a major solid waste and recycling facility in the negotiation of a Consent Order with DEEP and in
connection with permitting, real estate and land use issues.
Bar and Court Admissions
Connecticut
Federal District Court of Connecticut
Education
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1988
University of Connecticut, B.A., cum laude, 1985
Publications
Environmental Considerations For School Construction
Fairfield County Business Journal, 07.20.2014
Alerts and Newsletters
Manufacturing Updates - Fall 2021
09.27.2021Jean Perry Phillips Balancing the Vaccination Equation: Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace 09.24.2021 Responding to EPA or State Environmental Investigations 09.24.2021 New Land Use and Zoning Legislation Affects Every Connecticut Municipality 08.11.2021 UConn’s Connecticut Brownfields Initiative to Provide Support to Municipal Entities and Others Who Are Seeking EPA Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Grants 06.18.2021 CT Property Owners with Recorded Environmental Use Restrictions Subject to New Obligations 06.07.2021 Manufacturing Updates - Spring 2021 05.28.2021 Groundbreaking News - Spring 2021 Repurposing Connecticut's Commercial Real Estate Market in the Wake of COVID-19 04.22.2021 Executive Order 10E and the Municipal Budget Process in 2021: Similar (But Not Quite Back) to "Normal" 04.13.2021 Newsflash: Connecticut Remediation Regulations Published and Effective as of February 16, 2021 02.19.2021 Governor Lamont Restores Municipal Tax Relief Programs for January 2021 12.21.2020 Professional Affiliations American Bar Association - Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section Connecticut Bar Association - Environment and Land Use Sections Tolland County Bar Association Environmental Professionals of Connecticut Society of Women Environmental Professionals
Jean Perry Phillips Connecticut Green Building Council Connecticut Bar Foundation - James W. Cooper Fellow Community Involvement Statewide Legal Services - member and past president of the Board of Directors Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Comprehensive Evaluation and Transformation of Connecticut's Cleanup Laws Working Group - member University of Connecticut - adjunct professor in environmental law, 1990-1993, 2000-2009
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