Jeffrey C. Fort

Environmental, Mediation
Sears Tower, Suite 8000, 233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606


Environmental

Admitted

1975, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Law School

Northwestern University, J.D., cum laude, 1975

Law School Graduation Year

1975

College

Monmouth College, B.A., 1972

Memberships

Chicago (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations; Air & Waste Management Association (Chairman, Lake Michigan States Section, 1989-1990).

Biographical

Author: Developing An Effective Environmental Compliance Program, (Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1993); Decisions and Trends in Environmental Law, (Corporate Counsel Institute, October and December, 1992); Due Diligence, Environmental Law for Transactional Attorneys (IICLE, 1991, republished ABA, 1992); Overview of the Law Applicable to Insurance Coverage for Hazardous Waste Claims, in Disputes Collateral to Superfund Proceedings, (IICLE), 1988; Responding to Section 104(e) Notice -- What To Do, in The Effective Defense of a Hazardous Waste Case, (IICLE), 1987; Pollution Control Board, in Chicago Lawyer's Court Handbook, (CBA), 1981, rev. 1987-1991; The Necessary Demise of Federal Common Law Nuisance, 12 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 131, 1981; Understanding Unconscionability: Defining the Principle, 9 Loyola U. Chi. Law Journal 765, 1978. Adjunct Professor for Environmental Law, Northwestern University School of Law, 1990-1993. Law Clerk for Justice John M. Karns, Jr., Fifth District, Illinois Appellate Court, 1975-1976.

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