John Kyle has practiced environmental law since 1979 and is a member of Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Environmental Department. Mr. Kyle became a partner in the firm in 1987 and chaired the department from 1994 until 2006. Mr. Kyle's practice concentrates on remediation projects dealing with soil, ground-water and surface-water contamination under a wide variety of regulatory programs; Brownfields redevelopment projects; business transactions involving environmental issues; solid and hazardous waste regulatory matters; and insurance coverage for environmentally impaired property. His work includes business and compliance counseling, voluntary clean-ups, assisting in the development of risk-based approaches to clean-ups, litigation before state and federal courts and agencies, and legislative and executive branch lobbying. Mr. Kyle has served as counsel to Superfund steering committees and trusts and served for nearly 10 years as a Superfund site trustee. He has also devoted a large part of his career to helping business plan expansions to minimize siting, permitting and regulatory issues. Mr. Kyle writes and lectures extensively, having participated in numerous trade association, client and continuing education seminars. He has been an adjunct professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington) since 2002 where he teaches the "Environmental Issues in Business Transactions" class. Mr. Kyle also regularly participates in government work groups that develop regulations and policies on various subjects involving ground-water protection and risk-based clean-ups. Mr. Kyle has served on the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful board of directors (board chairman, 1992-1996) since 1988, and was a member of the Indiana Environmental Justice Advisory Committee. He is the immediate past president of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Alumni Association, a former chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Environmental Committee, a member of the American and Indiana State Bar Associations, and a fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation. Mr. Kyle has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America® every year since 2004, and in Super Lawyers® in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In addition, Mr. Kyle is listed in Strathmore's Who's Who, 1999-2000; the National Registry of Who's Who; and in Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, 2008-2009 Honors Edition. Mr. Kyle is admitted to practice in Indiana and is a 1976 graduate of Indiana University and a 1979 cum laude graduate of Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington. Events 5/19/2011, Indiana Remediation Summit: Closing Sites Under Indiana's New Remediation Closure Guide 09/27/2007, Dave Gillay and John Kyle to Discuss Vapor Intrusion 07/12/2007, John Kyle and Dave Gillay Give Presentation at Environmental Roundtable 02/10/2005, Environmental Issues Conference 11/06/2003, Indiana Brownfields Conference 01/30/2002, Conference on Environmental Issues 02/15/2001, Conference on Environmental Issues John Kyle and David Millard Give Presentations at Indiana Chamber's "Indiana Law Update 2003" |