Retired partner in the Administrative Law Group and retired member of its Environmental Team.

Relevant Experience

• US DOJ Trial Attorney 1979 to 1985: lead attorney on several major early RCRA and Superfund injunctive relief cases in EPA Regions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9, including first federal landfill cleanup case, first dioxin case, and major petro-chemical, pesticide and PCB cases; Exceptional Service citation 1981; DOJ participant in revisions to National Contingency Plan and representation on National Response Team; Primary DOJ staff attorney on policy and legislative matters involving Superfund and other environmental statutes from 1984 to 1985.
• Lead responsible party counsel on Superfund case in which EPA withdrew its remedy and accepted a more cost-effective remedy following receipt of detailed critical comments and completion of a stakeholders process.
• Lead responsible party counsel in successful objection to Superfund consent decree unfairly favoring a municipality.
• Several negotiations of settlements with the United States concerning liability for past Department of Defense activities.
• Several successful negotiations with clients' insurers concerning environmental and toxic tort claims.
• Representation of several clients with respect to agricultural chemicals releases and regulation, including FIFRA advice.
• Mediator of successful allocation of substantial Superfund cost recovery liability among several dozen potentially responsible parties.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1977BA, University of Redlands, 1972