Bryant R. Bremer

Bryant Bremer is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2022 and practices in the areas of environmental regulation, compliance and incident and emergency response. Bryant also has experience in occupational exposure issues, including benzene and asbestos litigation. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana, Texas, and Kansas. With over 20 years of legal experience, Bryant recently served as in-house counsel to a Fortune 10 energy company’s Baton Rouge refining and chemical operations, as well as in private practice with law firms in Dallas and Baton Rouge.

While serving as lead on-site counsel at the fifth-largest refinery in the U.S., responsible for local environmental and compliance matters, Bryant advised site management and worked collaboratively with the safety, health and environmental, team on regulatory issues, enforcement, and permitting, including negotiations with EPA Region 6, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Louisiana State Police. He also provided legal support during emergency incidents and on local employment, contract, and real estate matters.

Bryant has extensive experience as the lead attorney responsible for NAAQS and SIP implementation plans and BWON issues. He has also taken a lead role in air enforcement, citizen suits, and the implementation and partial termination of an EPA Chemical Flare Consent Decree. Bryant has handled all manner of State and CERCLA Release Reporting, LPDES permitting, Water Quality Standard reporting, Water Enforcement issues, Chemical Safety Board issues, onsite incident and emergency response, groundwater matters, and EPAs Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans.