James I. Cohen,
Partner

jcohen@verrill-law.com

Events

Maine Law, Business & Society Summit

When: January 24, 2024 at 8:00am

Location: Westin Portland Harborview

People: Jonathan M. Dunitz, Tawny L. Alvarez, James I. Cohen, Rachel M. Wertheimer

Eggs & Issues - Pine Tree Power: Promises vs Reality

When: September 14, 2023 at 7:00am – 9:00am

Location: USM Hannaford Hall

People: James I. Cohen

Verrill's Jim Cohen To Speak on Past and Future of Maine’s Electric Grid at 2023 Winter Bar Conference

When: January 27, 2023 at 9:30am – 10:45am

Location: Westin Portland Harborview

People: James I. Cohen

Firm Highlights

Blog

Navigating Maine's Renewable Energy Rate Revisions: Key Insights on PUC Docket No. 2024-00137 and 2024-00149

The Maine PUC has recently opened two related dockets that will significantly impact the renewable energy industry. The first, Docket No. 2024-00137, is a follow-on docket to the PUC’s Investigation into the Stranded Cost...

Blog

Massachusetts Provides Extra Protection to Environmental Justice Communities from Air Pollution

In a groundbreaking move, effective July 1, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will tighten the permitting requirement for certain existing and new sources of air pollution located near an environmental justice population...

Blog

EPA Issues Final National Drinking Water Standard for Six PFAS Compounds

On April 10, 2024, after receiving nearly 122,000 comments on the proposed rule, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for six perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...

Blog

The Plastics Problem In Massachusetts Part II: Plastic Bags

In my October 2023 blog post about “ The Plastics Problem in Massachusetts ,” I noted that environmental and some mainstream groups have been attacking traditional recycling of plastics in an effort to stop...

News

87 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2025, Including 12 Named Lawyers of the Year

Blog

Loper Bright and Massachusetts Environmental Law: Navigating the Boundaries of Federal and State Authority

While the SCOTUS’s Loper Bright Enterprises et al. (Loper) decision reversing Chevron was a win for those seeking to rein in the administrative state at the federal level, it does not sound the death...

News

30 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in the 2024 Chambers & Partners Guide

Verrill has been rated as a Leading Firm in a total of 12 categories and subcategories as evaluated by London-based Chambers & Partners, one of the world's most respected legal research and publishing firms...

News

Verrill’s Jim Cohen Named Volunteer of the Year by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce

Blog

Massachusetts’ Mandated Multi-Family Zoning Moves Forward, But Some Towns Resist

Town Meetings across Massachusetts are voting on zoning bylaws that would encourage multi-family housing. According to Section 3A of the Zoning Act, passed in 2021, 177 cities and towns near MBTA transit must ensure...

Blog

Better Communication Among Regulators and the Regulated Can Improve Outcomes for Wastewater Permittees

As our understanding of the environment and anthropogenic impact grows, protection efforts increasingly spawn regulation. Media coverage of perceived harms to health and the environment and well-funded advocacy by conservation organizations usually eclipse the...

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James I. Cohen, Partner

Events

Firm Highlights

Navigating Maine's Renewable Energy Rate Revisions: Key Insights on PUC Docket No. 2024-00137 and 2024-00149

Massachusetts Provides Extra Protection to Environmental Justice Communities from Air Pollution

EPA Issues Final National Drinking Water Standard for Six PFAS Compounds

The Plastics Problem In Massachusetts Part II: Plastic Bags

87 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2025, Including 12 Named Lawyers of the Year

Loper Bright and Massachusetts Environmental Law: Navigating the Boundaries of Federal and State Authority

30 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in the 2024 Chambers & Partners Guide

Verrill’s Jim Cohen Named Volunteer of the Year by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce

Massachusetts’ Mandated Multi-Family Zoning Moves Forward, But Some Towns Resist

Better Communication Among Regulators and the Regulated Can Improve Outcomes for Wastewater Permittees

James I. Cohen,
Partner