Richard J. Angell

Richard J. Angell is a director, vice president, and shareholder at Parsons Behle & Latimer with an office in Park City. His practice focuses on environmental and natural resources matters, including compliance, transactions, litigation, administrative appeals, and mining issues. He advises clients in extractive, refining, manufacturing, and energy-related sectors on hazardous materials, waste management, accident prevention, regulatory compliance, emergency response, remediation, and related environmental risk.

Rick earned a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1996 and a B.A. from Cornell University in 1993 with dual degrees in Government and Biology. His combined legal and scientific education supports work involving environmental regulation, technical compliance questions, contaminated property, hazardous materials, and natural-resource projects. He previously chaired the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources practice group and remains a member of that team.

Rick represents clients in administrative and judicial environmental enforcement proceedings, permit applications and appeals, CERCLA remediation and cost-recovery matters, and toxic-tort litigation. He conducts environmental due diligence for acquisitions and financing transactions in the United States and internationally and advises on cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated property. His work includes on mining, refining, manufacturing, energy, groundwater, Superfund, and other environmental projects around the country.

Richard J. Angell is licensed in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, and Wyoming. His profile lists Best Lawyers recognition for Environmental Law and Litigation-Environmental, Chambers USA recognition in Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries from 2016 through 2025, and Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite recognition in 2023. He also serves in firm leadership, bringing environmental compliance, transactional, permitting, and litigation experience to complex regulated matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Parsons Behle & Latimer
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Member, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Licensed State

• Utah
• Nevada
• Arizona
• Montana
• Wyoming

Education

• George Washington University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Cornell University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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