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Visibility Rankings  | | #5,175 out of 24,173 lawyers in Washington, District of Columbia | | #126,807 out of 892,553 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Admiralty and Maritime Law; Environmental; Federal Legislative Practice; Oil Pollution; Regulatory; Litigation | | | Education | University of Michigan, J.D., 1985, United States Coast Guard Academy, B.S., 1974; Wesleyan University, M.A., 1979; University of Connecticut, Ph.D., 1996 | | | Admitted | 1986, Michigan; 1994, District of Columbia | |
| Memberships | State Bar of Michigan; Maritime Law Association. | | | Military | U.S. Coast Guard, 1970-1998 | | | Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, December 29, 1952 | | | Biography | Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Author: "Liability, Compensation, and Financial Responsibility Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990: A Review of the First Decade," Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Summer 2000. "Environmental Damages Under Federal Law," Tulane Law Review, Dec. 1997. Deputy Chief and Legislative Counsel, Coast Guard Congressional Affairs, 1994-1998.(Resident) | | | ISLN | 905898221 | |
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Supreme Court Vacates $2.5 Billion Punitive Damages Award against ExxonLinda T. Coberly, Steven J. Winger, Thomas L. Mills, Gene C. Schaerr, Steffen Johnson, Lawrence I. Kiern, Charlie Papavizas, July 17, 2008 In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court recently vacated a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Exxon for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, finding that the award was excessive under federal maritime common law.
Congress Boosts Short Sea ShippingThomas L. Mills, H. Allen Black, Lawrence I. Kiern, Constantine G. Papavizas, Bryant E. Gardner, Gerald A. Morrissey, January 2, 2008 One of the first bills introduced in the House of Representatives following the 2006
Congressional elections was an energy bill, H.R. 6. That bill finally passed Congress at the end
of this Congressional session and was signed by President Bush into law on December 19, 2007. |
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