Email:
rciplaw22@yahoo.com
EPA Region:
Region 4 – (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)
Year of induction:
2014
Degrees:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. (1988), Loyola University Chicago, B.A. Sociology (1985)
Admissions:
Illinois, Missouri
Court Admissions:
US Ct Appeals, 8th Circuit (AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD),
US Ct Appeals, DC Circuit,
Illinois USDC, Central District,
Illinois USDC, Northern District
Professional Societies and Organizations:
American Bar Foundation Fellow,
American College of Environmental Lawyer
(Board of Regents 2020, Secretary 2019, Fellow 2017-Present),
Environmental Council of the States
(Alumni Association Member),
Environmental Law Institute
(Leadership Circle 2019, Board 2018),
Justinian Society of Lawyers
Other Environmental Career Experience:
Thompson Coburn LLP (Partner, 2020-Present), Schiff Hardin LLP
(Partner and Deputy Leader of Environmental Group, 2007-2020), Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Director, 2001-2005 Associate Director and Chief Counsel, 1995-1997), Office of Illinois Governor
(Senior Advisor, Environment and Natural Resources, 1999-2001), Illinois Attorney General's Office
(Assistant Attorney General, 1988-1993)
Representative Publications:
New administration, new priorities Preparing for the Biden-Harris Administrations key environmental focus areas (January 8, 2021),
EPA Inspector General sends message to EPA Communities must have better access to health risk information (April 13, 2020),
EPA Inspector General Sends Message to EPA Communities Must Have Better Access to Health Risk Information (United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Report March 31, 2020)