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Francis X. Markert

Francis X. Markert is Of Counsel member of Keevican Weiss Bauerle & Hirsch LLC. Mr. Markert’s practice is concentrated in environmental regulatory compliance and construction matters while leading projects for several environmental engineering companies including IT Corporation and Shaw Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (formerly ICF Kaiser Engineers).

Representative examples of Mr. Markert's experience include the following:

• Resolved construction disputes and mechanic's lien settlements for third party claims against clients.

• Participated in deposition and discovery actions in conjunction with federal and state agency negotiations for environmental release.

• Managed and led the characterization and assessment of a facility consisting of a former coke oven / coal gasification plant in operation approximately 70 years.

• Provided negotiation support in challenging the EPA's $20 million past cost recovery action for the site, which resolved into a $2 million site development fund.

• Organized the first Project XL Superfund site to be indoctrinated into the program, resulting in reduced regulatory requirements, flexible cleanup goals and a reduction in reporting requirements.

• Served as program manager for property transfers and environmental liability transfers for mine reclamation sites.

• Provided regulatory interpretation, federal and state agency negotiations, insurance policy underwriting and risk transfer funding and site restoration work.

• Developed and supervised remedial designs, site historic studies and hydrogeologic, geologic and chemical characterization studies on RCRA and CERCLA sites.

• Conducted regulatory opinion and interpretation work of CERCLA, RCRA and State environmental and brownfield regulations pertaining to site cleanups and future redevelopment plans.