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James A. Vroman

James A. Vroman

Partner
 
Jenner & Block LLP
330 N. Wabash
Chicago, Illinois  60611
(Cook Co.)

Telephone: 312-923-2836
Fax: 312-840-7236
http://www.jenner.com



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Practice AreasEnvironmental, Energy and Natural Resources
 
EducationUniversity of Illinois, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977, University of Illinois, B.S., 1970
 
Admitted1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
 
MembershipsChicago (Member, Environmental Law Committee), American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Environmental, Energy and Resources, Environmental Litigation Subcommittee) and Illinois State (Member, Environmental Law Committee) Bar Associations.
 
MilitaryU.S. Marine Corps, 1972-1974, Captain
 
BornHinsdale, Illinois, September 8, 1948
 
BiographyOrder of the Coif. Author: "Burden of Coming Forward With Evidence Under the Affirmative Defense Statute;" "The Potential Liability of Private Police Under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act," University of Illinois Law Forum, 1976; "Fair Share Fees: The Balance Between Practicably and Constitutionality," The Illinois Public Employees Relations Report, Summer, 1987; "A Treble-Cost Recovery Right Under CERCLA For Private Citizens," Environmental Report, September 1, 1989 at 753. Co-Author: "The Availability of Stigma Damages in Claims Against Environmental Consultant for Negligent Misrepresentation," The Guarantor, Spring 1997; "Disposal and Remedial Options Under the PCB Mega Rule," ELR News & Analysis, August 1999; "The Voluntary Performance of Environmental Remediation and AICPA Statement of Position 96-1," Corporate Real Estate and the Law, AECRE Newsletter, Summer 2000; "Superfund Memoranda of Agreements: An Opportunity to Promote Development," BNA Environment Reporter, December 22, 2000.
 
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Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. United States on CERCLA Liability
James A. Vroman, Patricia Boye-Williams, Michael Strong, May 20, 2009
On May 4, 2009, in an 8-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court expanded protection from CERCLA liability for sellers of "useful products" and addressed the threshold for establishing allocation of response costs among potentially responsible parties ("PRPs").

Soil Vapor Intrusion and the Illinois Site Remediation Program
James A. Vroman, February 10, 2009
On January 27, 2009, the Illinois Pollution Control Board ("PCB") is scheduled to begin hearings on the Illinois EPA's proposed "Soil Vapor Intrusion" amendments to the Tiered Approach to Corrective Action Objectives ("TACO") regulations.


 

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