Ms. Plantz is a staff attorney in the Cincinnati office practicing in the energy, environment and utilities group and the commercial and real estate group.  She has an expertise in environmental issues as they relate to due diligence for real estate and corporate transactions.  She also has experience with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), solid waste, construction and demolition of debris landfills, and the Clean Water Act.

Her notable experience includes:

• Representing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in air permit appeals and solid waste emergency response matters

Ms. Plantz is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association.

Ms. Plantz received her J.D. from Capital University Law School where she was a member of the Order of the Curia and her B.A. from The College of Wooster.

Before joining Vorys, Ms. Plantz was an associate with Akerman Senterfitt in Miami, Florida where she focused on Brownfields redevelopment and environmental due diligence matters.  Prior to that, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Ohio Attorney General's Office Environmental Enforcement Section.