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J. Tom Boer
e-mail:
jtb@bcltlaw.com
Tom
Boer is a partner at Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP.
His practice focuses on environmental litigation and compliance
counseling under both federal and state environmental statutes, as
well as commercial and other litigation matters.
Before
entering private practice, Tom spent seven years as a Trial Attorney
with the United States Department of Justice and two and a half
years as an attorney with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency's Office of General Counsel. As an attorney with the
Department of Justice, Tom prosecuted cases on behalf of the United
States pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Oil
Pollution Act, and the Park System Resource Protection Act.
Tom’s
professional expertise includes:
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Representing clients in the defense and prosecution of cost
recovery claims brought under CERCLA and state law
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Representing clients in government enforcement actions arising
out of state and federal environmental and land use statutes,
including RCRA, the federal Clean Water Act, the federal Clean
Air Act, and the Polanco Redevelopment Act
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Defending administrative environmental enforcement proceedings
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Counseling clients regarding compliance with federal, state, and
local environmental laws, including the federal Clean Water Act,
the California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, FIFRA,
and state and federal solid waste laws and regulations
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Counseling clients regarding acquisition, cleanup, sale and
leasing of brownfields and contaminated properties
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Counseling clients in connection with regulatory information
requests brought pursuant to CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, and
state law
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Representing clients in toxic tort and common law environmental
actions
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Negotiating consent decrees, cleanup orders, and other
administrative agreements
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Counseling clients in connection with environmental regulatory
rulemaking and permitting processes
Honors
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The Named a
2009 “Rising Star” in an annual survey of Northern California
"Super Lawyers," an honor bestowed on the top 2.5% of eligible
lawyers
- Received U.S.
Department of Justice Special Commendations as a trial attorney
in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
- Awarded the U.S.
EPA Administrator’s Exceptional Service Gold Medal in 2002
- Awarded the U.S.
EPA Administrator's Commendable Service Silver Medal in 2000
- Awarded U.S. EPA
Regional/Assistant Administrator's Superior Service Bronze
Medals in 1999, 2000 and 2005
Education
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The George
Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 1998
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Executive Articles Editor, American Intellectual Property
Law Association Quarterly Journal, 1997-98
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Member, Moot
Court Board, 1998; Quarter Finalist, Moot Court Competition,
1997
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Occidental
College, B.A., Public Policy/Environmental Studies, cum laude,
1995
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Class
of 1995 Commencement Speaker
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