Jonathan Ettinger has an active practice in both litigation and administrative law, with a record of effectiveness demonstrated by his ranking as one of the top environmental lawyers in Massachusetts by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, his inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Massachusetts Super Lawyers, and his selection as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association's Environmental Law Section. He has a particular focus on a wide range of environmental law and insurance recovery issues, emphasizing four distinct areas of counsel.
- Insurance Recovery: Jonathan represents clients seeking defense and indemnification from insurance companies. He has helped clients recover millions of dollars from insurance companies in such cases, both in litigation and in settlement (through mediation and otherwise).
- Hazardous Waste: Jonathan advises clients on hazardous waste remediation and litigation under the federal and state Superfund laws, including the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Materials Release Prevention Act, M.G. L. Chapter 21E. He has worked on remediation of Superfund sites nationwide, including resolution of disputes involving more than a dozen sites through the use of professional mediators and judges in Alternative Dispute Resolution proceedings.
- Brownfields redevelopment: Jonathan advises clients in connection with the redevelopment of contaminated property, so-called "brownfields" sites.
- Environmental compliance counseling and litigation: Jonathan represents clients in negotiating and litigating matters governed by numerous environmental statutes, including federal and state Superfund laws, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act.
In addition to his environmental law and insurance recovery litigation practice, Jonathan has represented such diverse clients as Safety Environmental Control, Inc., Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., and Lucent Technologies Inc., in a wide variety of commercial disputes. He has litigated claims involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of covenants not to compete, legal malpractice, breach of warranty, negligence, fraud, and unfair or deceptive trade practices.