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Richard S. VanRheenen
Profile : Richard VanRheenen is a partner with the Environmental Law Group, concentrating in all aspects of environmental law. Mr. VanRheenen represents a wide variety of clients, including automobile dealers, privately owned businesses, manufacturing plants and large public companies. He has extensive experience with environmental litigation, brownfield development, environmental aspects of real estate transfers, permitting and compliance assistance. He has represented clients in actions involving the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and in litigation before state and federal courts. Prior to joining Bose McKinney & Evans, Mr. VanRheenen was the owner of VanRheenen & Associates, P.C. for seven years. He also worked for eight years at an environmental law and litigation firm, and clerked for the Indiana Court of Appeals for two years after law school.
Education
Hanover College (B.A., 1977)
University of Kent, Canterbury, England
Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D. magna cum laude, 1984)
Appearances / Publications
Speaker: "New Special Waste Rules," (EQC, Inc. Environmental Workshop); "LUST and the General Practitioner - An Overview of Environmental Law," (The Indiana Lawyer Continuing Legal Education Seminar); "New Special Waste Rules," (The Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce Environmental Conference); "Addressing OSHA Environmental Cross Over Regulations," (Indiana Manufacturers Association Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Conference); "ISO 14000 and Document Confidentiality," (EQC, Inc. Hazardous and Solid Waste Workshop); "The Federal Hazardous Waste Identification Rule," (EQC, Inc. Environmental Workshop); "Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of Section 8(c) and 8(e)," (ICLEF)
Appointments / Memberships
Member: Indianapolis (Environmental Law Section, Business Law Section) and Indiana State (Environmental Law Section, Corporate Counsel Section) Bar Associations; Indiana Chamber of Commerce (environmental committees); Indiana Manufacturers Association (environmental committees); Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication Procedural Rules Committee (former member); Indiana Department of Environmental Management Brownfields Development and Title V Workgroups (former member).
Honors / Awards
Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 and 2008; Indiana Law Review; Moot Court Society.
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