{"id":135011,"date":"2025-09-29T13:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/29\/bryan-brice-a-responsibility-to-the-environment\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:13:09","slug":"bryan-brice-a-responsibility-to-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/29\/bryan-brice-a-responsibility-to-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Brice: A Responsibility to the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"191489\" class=\"elementor elementor-191489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-686e8121 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"686e8121\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/author\/bob-friedman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">By<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBob Friedman\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c97a5ca elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-flat elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-122649 elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"3c97a5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n<div 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linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_pinterest\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cea448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55cea448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Bryan Brice came of age in Wilson, NC, in the era of Three Mile Island, Love Canal, and the creation of and court challenges to the Clean Water, Clean Air and the Superfund Act. Today, he is working on behalf of hundreds of teachers, students, faculty, staff and their children sickened by PCB exposure at Poe Hall on N.C. State\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>His interest in protecting the environment was sparked as an undergrad at UNC. \u201cI was at a Grateful Dead concert, and there was a Save the Rainforest booth. I talked to those folks and understood and appreciated what some of those issues were. Also, there were a couple of environmental groups starting on campus,\u201d recalled Brice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love being outdoors. That was part of my spiritual growth. We have a responsibility to take care of the environment and pass it along to the next generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1034061e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1034061e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-146b876\" data-id=\"146b876\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18436ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18436ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Brice-SOLO-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191497\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-133ec4ed\" data-id=\"133ec4ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccf7ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ccf7ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Firm is Born<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d316cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d316cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Brice was captivated by an environmental law class taught by Prof. Don Hornstein at the UNC School of Law. It opened the door to the possibility of a career in environmental law, combining his political science degree from UNC and his Juris Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gave me an optimistic approach to cases and litigation. With the rule of law, we have regulations that need to be enforced with a pragmatic viewpoint. That\u2019s your baseline. All the actors need to know these are the rules we will be playing by,\u201d said Brice.<\/p>\n<p>He opened The Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice Jr. in Raleigh in 2000 as a solo practitioner to focus on environmental law. The firm added Heather Spurlock and Cathy Cralle Jones as associates to the firm. This fall newly minted attorney Patrick Longest and litigation associate Drew Shores joined the firm. Brice\u2019s childhood friend and UNC classmate John Patteson joined earlier this year as of counsel, as Cralle Jones is entering semi-retirement in an of counsel role.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI would not be here today without Cathy Cralle Jones with the successes and environmental law cases Cathy and I have worked on. She is caring, has a brilliant legal mind, and the strong heart of a faithful leader and witness that would make Mary Magdalene smile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of the firm\u2019s cases involve water issues, including well water and drinking water contamination, and wetlands. \u201cI worked primarily on water issues, and Superfund hazardous waste, in my five years as a staff attorney at the Environmental Protection Agency. I love the NC coast, rivers, and lakes, so I guess I have come by it naturally. Clean water is such an important issue. I don\u2019t ever take it for granted,\u201d said Brice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247d2026 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247d2026\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b762633\" data-id=\"2b762633\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742cb84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"742cb84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018Earth in the Balance\u2019<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f329237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f329237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Brice was a staff attorney at the EPA from 1991 to 1995, partly while Al Gore was vice president. Brice was handed a copy of Gore\u2019s 1991 book, \u201cEarth in the Balance,\u201d and tasked with using it as a guide to communicate White House environmental policy to Congress and other federal agencies on environmental legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of [Gore\u2019s] vision was that environmental protection could benefit from economic reality and valuation of environmental assets like wetlands and streams and have an open market price for those,\u201d said Brice. \u201cCarbon trading and wetlands mitigation was in its infancy back then. Those types of visions for environmental protection were fascinating and things that we still believe in here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Gore is sometimes seen as the modern standard-bearer for the environmental movement, \u201cthe environment is not a Republican or a Democrat issue,\u201d said Brice. He noted that the EPA was established by Richard Nixon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-413b0b03\" data-id=\"413b0b03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4728c709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4728c709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Brice.Cover_-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191498\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580da13b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580da13b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ec68f4\" data-id=\"11ec68f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399cca4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399cca4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dan River Coal Ash Spill<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a9d602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10a9d602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Brice-Two-Shot.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191509\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> David Kirby and Brice outside Poe Hall <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d4dcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d4dcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>In 2014, a stormwater pipe burst beneath a Duke Energy coal-fired power plant along the Dan River in Eden, North Carolina, near the Virginia border. It sent 39,000 tons of coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water down the Dan. \u201cJones and Spurlock, were instrumental in helping us represent 90% of the property owners along the river.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe extent and harm caused by the decades of Duke Energy dumping of coal ash was devastating to our clients\u2019 properties,\u201d said Brice. \u201cCathy and I went to Eden many times in the course of the case and saw it firsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coal ash contains mercury, lead, arsenic, and other chemicals that can be harmful to human health, causing cancer, kidney damage, cardiac arrhythmia, and other illnesses. \u201cThe dumping of coal ash has caused environmental contamination and hardships that homeowners, small businesses, and communities are still trying to recover from today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duke was required to pay $3 million to EPA to clean up the spill. There was ensuing litigation that led to the clean-up of Duke coal ash dump sites on 13 rivers statewide. \u201cThe extent of the coal ash contamination is statewide, and we continue to work on cases trying to fix it. We still have a mason jar in our office of the toxic water that our client collected on the day of the spill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a highlight of our careers to work in tandem with the Southern Environmental Law Center, which worked with the Riverkeepers in their litigation, and where we represented property owners along the Dan River and across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking Duke Energy provide clean drinking water for the thousands of people who needed it within a half mile of the Duke coal power plants across NC was one of our most satisfying legal results. It felt great to be part of that success,\u201d said Brice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60aa2015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60aa2015\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ffb9eaa\" data-id=\"2ffb9eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377fd3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"377fd3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAL-NCT-VOL13NO4-1024x266.png?resize=1024%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191496\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d8702a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d8702a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e41c23\" data-id=\"5e41c23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465ac8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"465ac8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brownfields Redevelopment<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1da6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c1da6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Most of downtown Raleigh sits on soil with contaminated groundwater that could preclude the development of commercial, retail and residential development, according to Brice. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s from that old factory or a tire changing business or an old gas station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had more and more folks looking at those contaminated properties to try to redevelop them, and there\u2019s a way to do that.\u201d The firm is helping business clients buy and sell reclaimed property under the Brownfields Program created by the EPA in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrownfields redevelopment takes contaminated properties that are prime for re-development in ways so that they don\u2019t have to be cleaned up to the 99th percentile but can still be re-used and put back on the tax rolls,\u201d said Brice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCleaning up groundwater can cost millions of dollars. So, part of the trade-off in Brownfields redevelopment is to put deed restrictions, so the site can\u2019t be used to build a daycare center, but the property owner is not required to have to clean up the groundwater, with monitoring to keep a check on it,\u201d Brice added. \u201cSuch is part of that process, which I have loved working on Brownfields matters with our longtime Of Counsel Rob Gelblum.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683bdebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"683bdebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Brice.Three-Shot.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191499\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Cathy Cralle Jones, Brice and Rob Gelblum at the site of a former auto repair in Raleigh that would be a likely Brownfields site.  (Photo by Kevin Seifert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98b67b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98b67b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81b64e1\" data-id=\"81b64e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4007d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4007d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PFAS &#8211; A Growing Concern<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530899d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"530899d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Brice.Full-Group.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191501\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> John Patteson, Isabella King, Cathy Cralle Jones, Hannah Hipp, Jeremy Best, Rob Gelblum, Bryan Brice, McLean Brice, Crystal Veler, Mason Blake, Robert Lane and Drew Shores (Photo by Kevin Seifert) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace2ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace2ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cPFAS, or \u2018Forever Chemicals,\u2019 are a group of over 10,000 synthetic compounds, including PFOS, PFOA, and GenX, known for their resistance to breakdown,\u201d explained Brice. \u201cOnce valued for their waterproof and nonstick properties, PFAS are now linked to serious health risks such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, and developmental issues. These toxic substances have polluted rivers and lands across North Carolina, including the Gen-X contamination of the Cape Fear River to Wilmington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur office represents families from Alamance County to Wilmington, fighting DuPont, 3M, and Chemours regarding property damages and personal injuries,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c96a30e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c96a30e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d020b29\" data-id=\"d020b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f0e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64f0e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poe Hall<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5bb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce5bb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Brice\u2019s firm, partnering with the law firm of Edwards Kirby, represents hundreds of clients who believe they developed cancer or other illnesses from exposure to PCBs at NC State\u2019s Poe Hall. Former students, professors, and their children who spent time at Poe Hall have reported various cancer diagnoses, including thyroid, blood, breast, and skin cancers, all of which have been linked to PCB exposures through studies. Raleigh TV station WRAL analyzed breast cancer diagnoses among workers at Poe Hall in 2022 and found the incidence rate was three times higher than the Wake County average.<\/p>\n<p>The building, which opened in 1971, was closed in November 2023 when high levels of PCBs were discovered in the HVAC system. WRAL reported that according to publicly available documents, scientists found samples of PCBs in the HVAC system that were often dozens or hundreds of times higher than the EPA limit for human safety. PCBs in the building materials were made by Monsanto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a case where we have hundreds of clients who have developed cancer and other PCB-related health issues with one thing in common besides the serious health issues that have befallen them, and that\u2019s that they all spent a significant amount of time in Poe Hall. We\u2019re working hard to see to it that they are fairly and justly compensated for what has happened to them through no fault of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb62fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb62fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BRICE.Small-Group.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191500\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Patrick Longest, Robert Lane, Cathy Cralle Jones, Bryan Brice, John Patteson, Andrew Shores at the NC Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Raleigh\u2019s Nash Square. The firm represents firefighters who have been injured by exposure to PFAS through their gear and by exposure to AFFF foam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cafc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cafc5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a25c7\" data-id=\"00a25c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac75f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac75f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Two Big Es<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f728f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9f728f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Webb-1-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191504\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Brice with  Justice John Webb after passing  his bar exam in 1991. Brice had clerked for Webb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fa0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6fa0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Brice has devoted a lot of his time outside his firm in the community, supporting environmental, educational and nonprofit groups.<\/p>\n<p>Wetlands and their protection are an environmental law challenge Brice works to address. \u201cOur coastal areas have a lot of wetlands that, under a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, have been redefined. It might put isolated wetlands at risk where they were not before,\u201d said Brice.<\/p>\n<p>He has served on the board of UNC\u2019s Institute for the Environment for over a decade, recently stepping down as board chair. \u201cUNC\u2019s Institute for the Environment delivers the two big Es: Environment and Education. There are cross-cutting educational opportunities with the sciences, law, business school, and a lot of collaborative work with government grants for research,\u201d said Brice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would not be where we are as a firm practicing environmental law without Cathy\u2019s leadership and advocacy,\u201d said Brice. \u201cWe have been blessed to work on the things we care about regarding the environment and protecting our planet and protecting people. Having a role in that brings me deep satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel we are most proud of being in the position to help people. I have been able to have an amazing staff and the best people to work with, and so many good businesses and good clients who are good people,\u201d said Brice. \u201cIt has been very rewarding to work to help solve complex environmental problems while trying to help protect the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a51f0a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a51f0a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f2cae12\" data-id=\"4f2cae12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c5c421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28c5c421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At A Glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64505631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64505631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice, Jr.<br \/>130 S. Salisbury St<br \/>Raleigh, NC 27601<br \/>919-754-1600 <br \/><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.attybryanbrice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.attybryanbrice.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5e8c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d5e8c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a1fa4b elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"77a1fa4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Environmental Law, including Toxic Torts, Litigation, Regulatory, Energy, Transactional, Condemnation <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e47dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5e47dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDUCATION<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9437a3 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d9437a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Juris Doctor, UNC Chapel Hill School of Law, 1990<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, UNC &#8211; Chapel Hill, 1985<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4807d65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4807d65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13945f84 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"13945f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">North Carolina State Bar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">North Carolina Bar Association, Environmental Section, Council Member, 2004-2010<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Wake County Bar Association <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">UNC Institute for the Environment, Board of Visitors, 2014-Present, Board Chairman, 2019-2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">North Carolina Advocates for Justice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a541463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a541463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HONORS<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1997ae8 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1997ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Legal Elite Hall of Fame, Business North Carolina Magazine, 2025 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Environmental Club Guest Speaker, The Asheville School, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Environmental Firm of the Month, Attorney at Law Magazine, August 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">WCBA Lawyers League Basketball Team Champion, with fellow Wilsonians Will Webb and William Plyler, 2015 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6da315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6da315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMMUNITY<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7befa elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4d7befa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hayes Barton United Methodist Church<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NC State Bar, LAP Volunteer, 2001-Present<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NCBA Lawyer Effectiveness and Quality of Life Committee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Wilson Historical Society<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea30609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea30609\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0b490d\" data-id=\"d0b490d\" 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