Sharon Oras Morgan

Partner


302.622.4246

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Sharon practices in the areas of environmental, construction, real estate, toxic tort, and commercial litigation. She counsels clients in the public, private and nonprofit sectors with issues arising under environmental laws and regulations including:

  • Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act
  • Delaware Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
  • Land Recycling Act (Act 2)
  • Pennsylvania Clean Streams Act
  • Underground Storage Tank Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Coastal Zone Act

Sharon's experience also includes:

  • Successfully defending a toxic tort action through exclusion of adversary's experts pursuant to a Daubert challenge
  • Negotiating, assessing and litigating natural resource damages claims
  • Obtaining necessary permits and approvals on projects involving wetlands
  • Representing consulting and construction firms in contract disputes
  • Advising purchasers and sellers in acquisitions and real estate transactions, including counseling on environmental, land use, and title issues
Practice Areas
Environmental
Litigation
Construction

Bar Admissions

Delaware

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Maryland


Education

M.B.A., University of Delaware, 2004

J.D., Widener University School of Law, 1990

B.A., Rutgers University, 1987


Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

New Jersey District Court

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

Pennsylvania Western District Court

Maryland District Court

Delaware District Court

Third Circuit Court of Appeals


Memberships

American Bar Association

Delaware State Bar Association

Past Chair, Environmental Section, Delaware State Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

Commercial-Industrial Realty Council of New Castle County

National Association of Women in Construction

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Delaware Valley Green Building Council

Delaware Real Estate Women, Inc.

The Committee of 100


Board of Directors

Wilmington Housing Partnership