Barbara Gallo handles permitting, compliance, and enforcement issues in all areas of environmental law; advises on the development and implementation of sustainable practices; advises on climate change issues; handles civil and administrative litigation; advises on legislative and rulemaking issues; and assists in corporate and real estate transactions. Her clients have included manufacturers, energy and alternative energy companies, recyclers, waste hauling and waste disposal companies, wastewater treatment facilities, healthcare providers, developers, lenders, and local governments.
Ms. Gallo is listed as one of the leading environmental attorneys in Georgia by Chambers & Partners in its publication Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers and is noted as having been "praised by clients for her 'extreme depth of knowledge'." Ms. Gallo is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America for the specialty of Environmental Law and has been identified annually as a Georgia Super Lawyer and one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Georgia.
Ms. Gallo has been in private practice since 1996. From 1984 to 1996, she served in the Georgia Department of Law's Environmental Division. As a senior assistant attorney general, she handled enforcement matters in all areas of environmental law; defended numerous permits, particularly solid waste permits, that were challenged by permit holders or third parties; managed the legal representation for the state's hazardous waste program, which was the first state program in the nation to receive full authorization; defended various state agencies in Superfund cases; negotiated natural resource damage claims for the state; and assisted in drafting the Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act, commonly known as the State Superfund Law, and the accompanying regulations.
In addition to representing the Georgia Environmental Protection Division while serving in the Attorney General's office, Ms. Gallo represented the Georgia Department of Agriculture. She counseled the Department on pesticide regulation; food, drug, and cosmetic regulation, and veterinary issues.
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 1981
- Georgia State University, BA, 1973
Classes and Seminars Taught
- Speaker, Practical Litigation Issues for Closely Held Businesses, November 2007
- Speaker, The Privilege Against Self Incrimination in Civil RICO Cases, RICO Seminar, November 2005
- Faculty, Emory Trial Techniques Program, 1993 to present
- Lecturer, Trial Practice, 1997, 2001
- Lecturer, Georgia Trade Secrets Law, 1996, 2002
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Associate
- Alabama State Bar
Past Employment
- Prior to working with Krevolin & Horst, Ms. Gallo was a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Atlanta office.
Representative Cases
- Couch v. Parker, S06A0229. S06A0261., SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA , 280 Ga. 580; 630 S.E.2d 364; 2006 Ga. LEXIS 239 (April 25, 2006). Prevented a neighboring property owner from defeating issuance of consent order negotiated with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
- Parker v. Scrap Metal Processors, Inc., 386 F.3d 993; 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 20381 (11th Cir. Ga. 2004). Engaged by Defendants after judgment entered against Defendants on jury verdict and obtained reversal of substantial damage awards.
- Board of Natural Res. v. Duke Energy Sandersville, L.L.C., 257 Ga. App. 815; 572 S.E.2d 356; 2002 Ga. App. LEXIS 1317 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). Obtained declaratory judgment from superior court, which held that automatic stay rule did not apply to the issuance of an air permit authorizing the construction and operation of an electric power plant.
- Rozar v. Mullis, 85 F.3d 556; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 14607 (11th Cir. Ga. 1996). Defeated environmental racism claim.
- In re: Olin Corp., 1993 WL 303302 (July 28, 1993). Defeated request for declaratory ruling that particular waste generated by Olin was not a hazardous waste.
- In re: Southern Mills, Inc., 1990 WL 174679 (Sept. 12, 1990). Successfully defended the issuance by Georgia EPD of permit for land application system.
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership
- Member of the Board of Directors of the St. Jude's Recovery Center
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Urban Forest Council
- Member of the Georgia Conservancy
- American Bar Association, Environment, Energy, and Resources Section
- State Bar of Georgia, Environmental Law Section (Chair, 1995)
- Atlanta Bar Association, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section (Board of Directors, 1998-present; Chair, 2002)
- Association of Women Environmental Professionals, (Steering Committee, 2000-present)
- Georgia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
