Lawyer Overview

F. MICHAEL PARKOWSKI is a Director in the firm. He provides representation to a variety of public and private clients on governmental, environmental and land use matters. Mr. Parkowski received a degree in civil engineering from Villanova University and his law degree from Temple University. He has worked as an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Philadelphia District Office - and served as Deputy Director for Enforcement at the U.S. EPA Region III Office in Philadelphia. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Parkowski served in the Delaware Attorney General's Office as General Counsel to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), and also prosecuted criminal offenses in the Kent County Prosecutor's Office.

While serving as General Counsel to DNREC, he drafted numerous environmental laws and regulations, including the legislation which created the Delaware Solid Waste Authority, a statewide public body which has comprehensive authority and responsibilities over the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste. He also drafted legislation creating the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation, a public body which purchases development rights on farms to preserve farmlands in Delaware.

Since entering private practice in 1975, Mr. Parkowski has provided representation on environmental matters on a regional basis, and he conducts a statewide practice. He has served as General Counsel to the Delaware Solid Waste Authority since 1976, and also represents the Delaware Economic Development Office, Delaware Department of Transportation, Delaware Lottery Office, the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation, the Delaware Civic Center Corporation and the Delaware Manufactured Homes Relocation Authority. His private environmental clients include many major companies with manufacturing and industrial facilities located in Delaware. Mr. Parkowski also provides representation to clients involved in large- scale real estate developments. He currently serves, by appointment of the Governor, as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Delaware River & Bay Authority. He also has been appointed by the Governor to serve as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, which reviews applications for judicial office and provides recommendations to the Governor for appointment. Mr. Parkowski serves, and has served, on numerous committees established by the Delaware Supreme Court in a leadership capacity.

Mr. Parkowski is past President of the Delaware State Bar Association and former President of the Kent County Bar Association. He has been listed in America's Best Lawyers from 1990 to the present and has a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law
• Administrative and Government Law
• Real Estate Law
• Land Use and Zoning
• Complex Litigation

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Administrative Law, Administrative Officers & Agents, Administrative Rulemaking, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Agribusiness, Farms & Ranches, Arbitration, Mediation, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Government Construction Contracts, Public Schools, Public Law, Cogeneration, Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Solid Waste, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Trusts, Wills, Lotteries, Debarment, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Title Insurance, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice, Fisheries & Wildlife, Water & Riparian Rights, Estate Administration, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate, State Government, Pesticides

Bar Admissions

• Delaware, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
• U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Delaware State Bar Association ((President, 1995 - 1996))
• Kent County Bar Association ((President, 1983 - 1984))
• Delaware State University ((Trustee/Treasurer, 1992 - Present))
• Delaware Nature Conservancy ((Director, 2000 - Present))

Education

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1973
  J.D.
• Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 1968
  B.E.

Published Works

• F. Michael Parkowski and Michael W. Teichman, "Public Participation in the Coastal Zone Act Permitting Process: Too Much of a Good Thing?", Delaware Lawyer, Summer 2004, pp. 18-23.

Address

116 W. Water Street
Dover, DE 19904

Phones

(302) 678-3262

Faxes

(302) 678-1396
(302) 678-9415

Emails

mparkowski@pgslegal.com

Websites

http://www.pgslegal.com