About Kaitlyn R. Maxwell

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

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Other 6
    • Environmental
    • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
    • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
    • Media & Entertainment Litigation
    • Manufacturing & Supply Chain Industry
    • Complex Torts

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Representation of defendant
    counterclaim plaintiff in Superfund allocation case for the Lower Fox River
    Green Bay Superfund Site.
    Representation of pesticide manufacturer in litigation over selection of RCRA corrective action for arsenic in soils.
    Previous Experience: Law Clerk, Hon. Linda K. Caracappa, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    Associate, Project Performance Corporation (PPC), Environmental Planning & Project Management Consulting
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    District of Columbia
    New Jersey
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Law360 Editorial Advisory Board, Pennsylvania, 2025
    •Vice Chair, Philadelphia Bar Association, Environmental and Energy Law Committee
    •Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Environmental and Energy Law Section
    •Board Member, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, 2022-Present
    •Member, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Boston University School of Law
    Class of 2012
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Dickinson College
    B.A.
    magna cum laude

    Dickinson College
    B.A.
    2007 Phi Beta Kappa

    Article Editor, Public Interest Law Journal Vice President, Environmental & Energy Law Society
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Attorneys FAQs

  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Kaitlyn R. Maxwell is admitted to practice in District of Columbia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Kaitlyn R. Maxwell is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Kaitlyn R. Maxwell attended Boston University School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.