IMPACT

Fights We’ve Won

Aerial view of improved environment at the red mud site in St. Croix.

Over $1 Billion

Value of Dema Law client settlements


$393 Million

Largest single-site natural resource damages and remediation settlement in New Jersey history

...national reputation of being the best lawyers in the environmental litigation field.”

James T. Giles, former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

How We Fight — And Win


PFAS Contamination Comes at a Price

When PFAS contamination spread through New Jersey communities, Dema Law helped lead the legal fight—resulting in the largest environmental settlement of its kind in state history.

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Solvay Specialty Polymers chemical plant in West Deptford, New Jersey. Photo: Google Earth.


Holding Industry to Account for Decades of PFAS Pollution

PFAS chemicals contaminate water, air, and soil. Find out how Dema Law is helping state, territorial, and municipal agencies hold polluters accountable.

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The Fight for Safe Water: $400M Recovered in MTBE Cases

MTBE contaminated groundwater across multiple states. Learn how Dema Law partnered with state governments to recover over $400 million for cleanup and restoration.

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St. Thomas’ Water Crisis: A Legal Response That Made History

When a vital drinking water source in St. Thomas was found to be dangerously contaminated, Dema Law helped secure funding for cleanup—and set a legal precedent in the process.

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A Decade-Long Fight to Clean Up St. Croix—and a $126M Victory

Decades of industrial pollution left lasting damage in St. Croix. Discover how strategic litigation delivered the largest environmental recovery in U.S. Virgin Islands history.

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The firm's expertise in environmental litigation, and Dema’s skill at the negotiation table, and in the courtroom, brought about tremendous recoveries on behalf of the Virgin Islands.”

Iver A. Stridiron
Former Attorney General, United States Virgin Islands