Kaitlyn R. Maxwell focuses her practice on environmental litigation. She advises clients on regulatory compliance issues and represents clients in litigation in state and federal courts. Her work includes litigation of major contamination cases under the hazardous waste and Superfund laws. Kaitlyn also advises clients in transactions involving the sale of contaminated real property.
Concentrations
•Air, water and waste regulation
•Superfund and contamination
•Contaminated real property cost recovery
•Commercial and regulatory litigation
•Environmental remediation projects
The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Judicial Clerkships
•Law Clerk, Hon. Linda K. Caracappa, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States
•Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action- Defense- Toxic Tort, 2022-2024
•'Industry Focus - Environment: Litigation,' 2020-2021
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Environmental Law, 2025-2026
•Litigation - Environmental, 2025-2026
•'Ones to Watch,' Environmental Law, 2021-2024
•'Ones to Watch,' Litigation - Environmental, 2021-2022, 2024
•Selected, City & State Pennsylvania
•'Forty Under 40,' 2022
•'Impact 50,' 2022
•Shortlisted, Euromoney, Americas Women in Business Law Awards, 'Best in Environment,' 2023
•Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2017-2022
•Team Member, a Law360 'Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,' 2022
•Listed, The Legal Intelligencer, 'Lawyers on the Fast Track,' 2021
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Environmental Law, 2016