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Harvey M. Sheldon

Harvey M. Sheldon

Partner
 
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60601-1081
(Cook Co.)

Telephone: 312-704-3504
Fax: 312-704-3001
http://www.hinshawlaw.com



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Practice AreasEnvironmental Law; Litigation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice
 
EducationHarvard University, J.D., 1968, Amherst College, B.A., cum laude, 1965; DePaul University, Certificate in Mediation
 
Admitted1968, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
 
MembershipsIllinois State, Federal and American (Member, Environmental Litigation Committee, 1987—; Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Committee) Bar Associations; Association for Conflict Resolution.
 
BornDecember 7, 1942
 
BiographyRecipient, Outstanding Service Award, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, 2004. Author: "Environmental Concerns in Real Estate Transactions," The Environmental Counselor, September 1992. Co-Author: "Attorneys Guide to Environmental Liability," ABA General Practice Section, 1991; chapter, "Air Pollution," IICLE Handbook, 1993. Member, Board of Advisors, The Environmental Counselor; Contributing Editor, Environmental Compliance and Litigation Strategy. Special Prosecutor, State of Illinois, 1970-1971. Chief, Environmental Control Division, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 1972-1973. Regional Counsel, Midwest Region, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1973-1974. Special Counsel, Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals, 1979-1983. Senior Lecturer, Loyola University of Chicago, 1984-1990.
 
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Courts Are Hearing Common Law Nuisance Actions on Climate Change
Harvey M. Sheldon, November 5, 2009
Three recently decided cases point to the possibility of significant litigation arising out of the alleged impact of climate change, especially for larger sources of so-called greenhouse gases, even without Congressional legislation on the issue. In two of these actions, federal appellate courts...

Courts Are Hearing Common Law Nuisance Actions on Climate Change
Harvey M. Sheldon, October 28, 2009
Three recently decided cases point to the possibility of significant litigation arising out of the alleged impact of climate change, especially for larger sources of so-called greenhouse gases, even without Congressional legislation on the issue. In two of these actions, federal appellate courts...

U.S. Supreme Court Provides Help for Superfund Defendants Seeking Divisibility of Liability and Useful Product Defenses
Harvey M. Sheldon, May 19, 2009
On May 4, 2009 the United States Supreme Court handed down its much-awaited decision in the case of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway v. United States, No. 07-1601 (and its companion case of Shell Oil Co. v. United States, No. 07-1607), 556 U.S. ___, Slip Op.



 

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