Admitted
1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Law School
Capital University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Miami University, B.S.B.A., 1976
Memberships
Columbus (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1993-1995, 1998-2000), Ohio State (Member, Environmental Law Committee; Chairman, Brownfield Litigation Subcommittee, 2001—) and American (Member, Litigation Section; Environmental Committee; Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations
Biographical
Listed in: Who's Who in American Law . Author: SEC Disclosure: The Environmental Foray Into Corporate Practice, Environmental Law Journal of Ohio, (January 1992); Consensus Building: Key to Successful Superfund Negotiations, Bureau of National Affairs Toxics Law Reporter, 1995; Admissibility of Governmental Reports: Unreliable Hearsay or an Exception Under Evidence Rule 803(8)(c), Chemical Waste Regulation Reporter, 1999; Ohio's Environmental Requirements Are Explicit When it Comes to Plant Closings, The Daily Reporter, 1997; Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks - A Trap for the Unwary, The Daily Reporter, 1996; Key Issues in Wetlands Regulation in Ohio, National Business Institute, 1995; Regulation by Policy: An End to a Means, Environmental Law Journal of Ohio, 1990. Environmental Seminar, Committee Mid-Year Meeting and the Ohio State Bar Association, 1999. Lecturer: Clear Air Update: EPA's Economic Benefit Model, American Bar Association Environmental Enforcement Conference, 1998; Key Zoning and Environmental Issues, Ohio CLE Institute, 1997; Continuing Evolution of Title V and the Any Credible Evidence Rule, Manufacturer's Education Council and the Ohio Cast Metals Association, 1996, 1997, 1998; Legal Considerations in Developing Risk Management Plans Under the Clean Air Act, Ohio Chemical Council and the National Architectural Spray Coaters Association, 1996, 1997; Preparing for an Environmental Inspection from the Government, Manufacturer's Education Council, 1995; Superfund Private Cost Recovery, American Bar Association Environmental Litigation. Member, Ohio Chemical Council. Former Counsel for the Director of the Ohio EPA, 1980-1985. Associate General Counsel, Mead Corporation, 1988-1991. Director and Chairperson, Make A Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio and Kentucky. Environmental Law Committee, American Paper Institute, 1988-1993. Editorial Board, Environmental Law Journal of Ohio, 1989-1995. Fellow, Columbus Bar Foundation.