James Periconi
Advisory Board
Following his heading or co-heading the environmental practice at two large New York City firms, in the 1990s, Mr. Periconi founded the Manhattan-based Periconi, LLC in 2003, which practices environmental law exclusively. From 1987 through 1989, Mr. Periconi served as Chief of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Enforcement Bureau of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. During his tenure there, he oversaw the nation’s largest and most complex state Superfund program. From 1982 to 1987, Mr. Periconi was an Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Bureau of the New York State Department of Law. He also served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Periconi was chair of the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association in 2003-2004, and was thereafter the Chairman of the Board of INFORM, Inc., a New York-based national environmental organization. A New York Metro Area Superlawyer 2010-2014, and long-time Martindale-Hubbell AV rated environmental attorney, he is member of the Board of Trustees of the Pearl Theatre Company and a member of the Council of the Grolier Club of New York.