Katherine Felton

Katherine Felton represents clients in environment and land use matters. She counsels clients through the natural resource damages assessment process and in responding to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state and tribal cost recovery claims and potentially responsible parties (PRP) contribution claims, as well as natural resource damages claims asserted by federal, state and tribal trustees. Katherine's experience includes litigating cases involving contaminant plumes spanning multiple properties and involving multiple PRPs.

Katherine has more than a decade of litigation experience and her clients include corporate clients in commercial, industrial and institutional businesses. She advises and defends PRPs in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures and in negotiating resolution of cost recovery and contribution litigation matters under state and federal law. Katherine has been selected to the Washington State Super Lawyers List since 2015.

Experience

Contaminated Property Remediation. Advise organizations and individuals in remediation of contaminated property in the Pacific Northwest.

Cost Recovery and Cost Allocation. Represent private parties in cost recovery and contribution litigation in federal and state courts in the Pacific Northwest, and in multi-party cost allocations and mediations at CERCLA and MTCA sites.

Natural Resource Damages Claims. Represent private parties in defending and negotiating resolution of natural resources damages claims under CERCLA.

News

Community & Professional

Litigation and Environmental & Land Use Sections, Washington State Bar Association, Member

Environmental/Natural Resources and Artic Law Sections, Alaska State Bar Association, Member

Energy, Environmental and Resources (SEER) Sections, American Bar Association, Member

Honors & Recognitions

Selected to the Washington State Super Lawyers list, 2024