Ms. Crochet represents business and industry by providing regulatory compliance advice, securing permits for new and modified facilities, defending enforcement actions, and protecting interests through litigation. She counsels generators, recyclers, transporters and operators of treatment, storage and disposal facilities in the areas of air, water, and especially solid and hazardous waste management and remediation. She also provides advice on environmental issues in commercial transactions and real estate transfers.

Following graduation from law school, Ms. Crochet served a clerkship with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, the Honorable Alton T. Moran. Ms. Crochet is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, in the federal district courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. Crochet is a contributing author of Louisiana Environmental Compliance, a publication in the West Group Practice Series for Louisiana. She is also an associate editor of the Louisiana Environmental Handbook (West Group) and authored the chapter on "Solid Waste Management.”

Representative work follows:

• Obtained major modifications and renewals of operating permits for solid and hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal operations in the state;
• Defended and prosecuted successfully judicial appeals of agency permits decisions;
• Defended successfully private actions relative to landfill operations;
• Defended successfully major enforcement actions by the LDEQ and the USEPA;
• Participation as a registered lobbyist in major legislative efforts affecting the business of environmental clients;
• Providing compliance consulting and permitting advice;
• Monitoring and participating in the development and challenge of regulatory changes;
• Negotiating and obtaining favorable consent decrees and cooperative agreements with LDEQ and USEPA on behalf of environmental clients.

Ms. Crochet was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Chambers USA and Best Lawyers.

Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Chambers and Partners USA Rated

Best Lawyers 2012

Super Lawyers 2011