Admitted
1976, Virginia; 1977, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of Rochester, B.A., 1968; University of Rhode Island, M.A., 1971; College of William and
Memberships
American Bar Association (Chair, 2003-2004 and Vice Chair, 2001-2003, Water Quality and Wetlands Committee, Section on Environment, Energy and Resources Law).
Biographical
Author: Wetlands Deskbook, Envt'l L. Inst., 1993 (1st Ed.), 1997 (2nd Ed.); Environmental Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, ABA, 1996, 1999 (contributing author); Environmental Criminal Liability, BNA, 1996 (contributing author); The Section 404 Nationwide Permit: An Endangered Species, Natural Resources and Environment, Vol. 14, No. 1, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (Summer 1999); Consulting Scientist and Engineer Liability: A Survey of Relevant Law, 3 Science and Engineering Ethics 357 (1997); What is a Wetland and Why Are We Still Asking? The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 13, No. 2, ALI-ABA, March 1997; Natural Resources Damages for Federal Oil Spills: Not from the Liable Federal Agency, 45 Baylor L.R. 257 (1993); Federal-State Authority Disputes at Federal Facility Sites: A Case Study in Failure of Legislation, 4 Fed. Fac. Env. J. 9 (1993); The Regulatory Confusion Defense to Environmental Penalties: Can You Beat the Rap? 22 Envt'l L.R. (Envt'l L. Inst.) 10330 (May 1992); Federal Facilities' Liability for Civil Penalties Under RCRA and the Clean Water Act, 2 Fed. Fac. Env. J. 307 (1991). Professorial Lecturer, Law of Solid and Hazardous Waste, George Washington Law School, 1993-2002. Co-Chair for Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study on Wetlands Law and Regulation, 1997—. Co-Chair for Annual Advanced ALI ABA Course of Study on Clean Water Act, 2002—. Speaker: Recent Developments in Federal Wetlands Law, ALI-ABA Course of Study on Environmental Law, February 1998—; Brownfields and Property Redevelopment, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Annual Real Estate Seminar, 1999. Chief, Environmental Defense Section, U.S. Justice Department, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, 1984-1991. Board Member, Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences, 1993-2000. Member, Board of Directors, Environmental Law Institute, 1994-2001.