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Richard Wingate
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Richard Wingate began his legal career after working for years as a biologist in the Natural Resources Department of Law Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (now MacTec). He focuses his practice in environmental law, with an emphasis in Georgia environmental regulatory issues, including the Hazardous Site Response Act, the Georgia Underground Storage Tank Act, and the Solid Waste Management Act.
Mr. Wingate also works heavily in federal environmental law including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund); and the Clean Water Act, for clients ranging from multimillion-dollar corporations to individual landowners.
Mr. Wingate’s background in both the legal and technical sides of environmental issues makes him uniquely qualified in this esoteric body of law. Mr. Wingate was named a 2009 Georgia SuperLawyers Rising Star.
EDUCATION:
Law:
Georgia State University, College of Law, J.D. (2003)
Undergraduate:
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. Applied Biology (1999)
Admissions:
Georgia Superior and State Courts
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Supreme Court of the State of Georgia
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Personal:
Richard is an avid outdoorsman and the co-owner of Willowin Plantation, LLC, a quail hunting preserve operating from his fourth-generation family farm in Lax, Georgia. He serves as Vice-President of the Smyrna Optimists Club and is passionate about Georgia Tech football. Richard is married to Kelly Dadson of Marietta. The Wingates welcomed the birth of their third son in October of 2010.