About Robert E.
Robert E. Gandley built a technical and legal education before settling into practice. He completed a Bachelor of Science at Carnegie Mellon University in 1990, followed by a Master of Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. He returned to Chapel Hill for law school and earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1998. The combination of science and law informs the kinds of problems he takes on and how he approaches them.
His career has taken him into private practice and partnership. Gandley is a partner at MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton. He holds licenses to practice in both Pennsylvania and New York, allowing him to handle matters that cross state lines in the Northeast. Over the years he has maintained active memberships in several bar organizations, including the Pennsylvania State Bar, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the New York Bar Association and the Erie County Bar Association.
Gandley’s professional affiliations point toward a practice that intersects law, regulation and technical subjects. He belongs to the Air & Waste Management Association and serves on the Erie County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Those ties suggest regular work on environmental regulatory matters, permitting questions and emergency planning. Colleagues and clients often turn to him on issues where regulatory detail and operational concerns meet.
In the office he divides time between advising clients and handling disputes that arise from regulatory compliance or transactional work. His background in science helps him interpret technical reports and regulatory standards. That skill set also proves useful when projects require coordination with engineers, environmental consultants or government agencies. Membership in national and local bar organizations keeps him engaged on changes in law and procedure, while his participation in technical groups keeps him current on environmental practice issues.
Throughout his career Gandley has worked on matters affecting both private companies and public entities. He operates at the intersection of legal strategy and practical implementation. He is known in professional circles for blending legal analysis with an understanding of technical constraints.
He maintains his practice from the offices of MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton and continues to accept matters involving environmental regulatory compliance, emergency planning and related multi-jurisdictional legal issues.
