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Greenberg Traurig's Daniel J. Baker Appointed to The Long Island Builders Institute Board

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Daniel J. Baker, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Long Island office and co-chair of the Long Island Land Use Practice, was recently appointed to serve on the board of The Long Island Builders Institute for a two-year term. The Long Island Builders Institute is an association of building industry professionals focused on making Long Island a better place to live and work.

Key Points: 
  • Daniel J. Baker, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Long Island office and co-chair of the Long Island Land Use Practice, was recently appointed to serve on the board of The Long Island Builders Institute for a two-year term.
  • GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Daniel J. Baker , a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Long Island office and co-chair of the Long Island Land Use Practice , was recently appointed to serve on the board of The Long Island Builders Institute for a two-year term.
  • The Long Island Builders Institute is an association of building industry professionals focused on making Long Island a better place to live and work.
  • He also assists his clients in navigating real estate and municipal processes by advising them on local laws and customs.

Louisiana Judge Rules in Descendants Project's Favor in Suit Over Massive Grain Development Project

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Friday, August 4, 2023
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Wallace, La., Aug. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joy and Jo Banner, founders of the Descendants Project, issued the statement below following a ruling today in their favor by Judge J.

Key Points: 
  • Wallace, La., Aug. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joy and Jo Banner, founders of the Descendants Project, issued the statement below following a ruling today in their favor by Judge J.
  • “We thank the Court for ruling that the Greenfield site in Wallace be returned to residential zoning, which will prevent the continued development of environmentally devastating projects like the proposed Greenfield Terminal.
  • We are hopeful this ruling puts an end to the illegal 30-year-old rezoning ordinance that categorized the historic St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana as an industrial area.
  • The Descendants Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established to support descendant communities in river parishes working together to dismantle the legacies of slavery and to achieve a healed and liberated future.

Ranchers Raise Alarm: Polluted Stormwater Runoff from Rapid City Landfill Likely Flowing into Rapid Creek

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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RAPID CITY, S.D., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawyers representing South Dakota ranchers Ross and Fern Johnson in their ongoing battle with the Rapid City Landfill say polluted stormwater runoff from the landfill likely is finding its way into Rapid Creek. And they say changes the city seeks to make at the landfill will only make matters worse.

Key Points: 
  • RAPID CITY, S.D., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawyers representing South Dakota ranchers Ross and Fern Johnson in their ongoing battle with the Rapid City Landfill say polluted stormwater runoff from the landfill likely is finding its way into Rapid Creek.
  • The lawsuit claims polluted stormwater and debris from the landfill are harming their property.
  • "And if polluted runoff is making its way to the creek, it is also endangering the broader public."
  • The underlying legal case is Ross Johnson and Fern Johnson v. City of Rapid City, and the Rapid City Landfill, No.

Thousands Sign Petition in Opposition to Massive Grain Terminal in Louisiana that Would Erase ‘Vital History’ for Black Descendants

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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“Greenfield Louisiana LLC, a company from Denver, wants to erase this vital history by building what would be one of the world’s largest grain elevators - the Greenfield Terminal - in the heart of this historic area,” the petition reads.

Key Points: 
  • “Greenfield Louisiana LLC, a company from Denver, wants to erase this vital history by building what would be one of the world’s largest grain elevators - the Greenfield Terminal - in the heart of this historic area,” the petition reads.
  • Sterling Snowdy of the 40th Judicial District in Louisiana battling a decades-old rezoning ordinance that illegally categorized the historic St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana as an industrial area.
  • Go to https://only.one/act/we-love-wallace to view and sign the petition.
  • The Descendants Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established to support descendant communities in river parishes working together to dismantle the legacies of slavery and to achieve a healed and liberated future.

Media Advisory: Expected Ruling Could Preserve Disputed Louisiana Land with Ties to Slavery

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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The Descendants Project was formed by sisters Joy Banner and Jo Banner of Wallace, La., to preserve and protect the health, land and lives of the Black descendant community in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

Key Points: 
  • The Descendants Project was formed by sisters Joy Banner and Jo Banner of Wallace, La., to preserve and protect the health, land and lives of the Black descendant community in Louisiana’s River Parishes.
  • The site in dispute is adjacent to two former plantations — one of which is also a slavery museum — that likely contain important archaeological resources, including the remains of unmarked burial grounds for enslaved people.
  • to board the bus)
    10-10:30 a.m. – Press Conference in front of the Caire Stores at 2403 LA Hwy 18, Edgard, La.
  • Interview/Questions (Jo and Joy Banner will be available for media questions)
    1 p.m. – Whitney Plantation and Evergreen Plantation are open for tours – No charge to media and community members.

Cattle Ranchers Suing South Dakota Landfill for Years of Pollution

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Friday, March 24, 2023
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RAPID CITY, S.D., March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross and Fern Johnson, a husband-and-wife team of cattle ranchers from South Dakota, have sued Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Rapid City Landfill for damages and relief for years of pollution and its harmful effects on the couple's cattle ranch.

Key Points: 
  • Lawsuit seeks damages for flooding, toxic runoff from misuse of landfill property
    RAPID CITY, S.D., March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross and Fern Johnson, a husband-and-wife team of cattle ranchers from South Dakota, have sued Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Rapid City Landfill for damages and relief for years of pollution and its harmful effects on the couple's cattle ranch.
  • According to the lawsuit, it started in 2002 when Rapid City purchased 106 acres sitting adjacent to the city's existing landfill.
  • "Not only has the agreement been completely ignored, but the landfill as it exists now has never been properly permitted to operate."
  • The case is Ross Johnson and Fern Johnson v. City of Rapid City, and the Rapid City Landfill, No.

Doyle Dennis LLP: Reckless, Racist Houston Police Chases Led to Deaths of Innocent Bystanders

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Monday, December 19, 2022
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HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The families of three innocent bystanders killed by high-speed Houston Police Department chases blame their deaths on the city's "long, violent history" of targeting Black neighborhoods, their lawyers at Doyle Dennis LLP and the Law Office of Reginald E. McKamie, Sr., PC said today.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The families of three innocent bystanders killed by high-speed Houston Police Department chases blame their deaths on the city's "long, violent history" of targeting Black neighborhoods, their lawyers at Doyle Dennis LLP and the Law Office of Reginald E. McKamie, Sr., PC said today.
  • The lawsuit cites 2020 city data, for example, showing 963 high-speed police chases from which the city reported the races of the drivers.
  • Yet, according to the lawsuit, for high-speed pursuits involving HPD, Black drivers made up 56.39 percent of the chases.
  • Contact: Erin Powers, Powers MediaWorks LLC for Doyle Dennis LLP and the Law Office of Reginald E. McKamie, Sr., PC, 281.703.6000, [email protected] .

Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Land Use Practice with Daniel J. Baker in Garden City; Becomes Co-Chair of Long Island Land Use with David "Rooney" J. Gilmartin, Jr.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its land use and development capabilities on Long Island with the addition of Daniel J. Baker, a distinguished attorney with deep local business, government, and community roots. Baker is joining in Garden City and will serve together with David "Rooney" J. Gilmartin, Jr. of the Bridgehampton office, as co-chairs of the firm's Long Island Land Use Practice.

Key Points: 
  • Baker is joining in Garden City and will serve together with David "Rooney" J. Gilmartin, Jr. of the Bridgehampton office, as co-chairs of the firm's Long Island Land Use Practice .
  • We continue to leverage the synergies among the Long Island, New York City, and South Florida markets and are focused on continued growth in the region.
  • "I am thrilled to join Greenberg Traurig with its outstanding national and global reputation in land use, zoning, and development.
  • Following the business and finding opportunities wherever they exist is what led us to expand our land use practice on Long Island.

Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP: Amazon's Criminal Truck Driver - hired despite multiple felony warrants - arrested after crash that killed 19-year-old student at Texas State University

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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Last week, attorneys for the family of Iliana Velez filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon seeking answers.

Key Points: 
  • Last week, attorneys for the family of Iliana Velez filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon seeking answers.
  • Iliana was a first-year student at Texas State University pursuing a dual major in Architecture and Interior Design.
  • To put herself through school, Iliana worked the overnight shift at Amazon's facility in Kyle, Texas.
  • HMG also obtained the largest verdict in the country in 2012 and the #1 verdict in Texas in 2013.