Experience

Geoff Tichenor is an associate in the Environmental Compliance section of the Resources, Development and Environment practice group and has provided environmental litigation defense and environmental and OSHA regulatory compliance counseling for a variety of corporate clients. Geoff also has experience on issues arising under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Associate, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Chicago, Illinois (2006); associate, The Collins Law Firm, Naperville, Illinois (2005-2006); law clerk, The Honorable Lesley Wells, United States District Court, Cleveland, Ohio (2004-2005); law clerk, Oregon Department of Justice, Natural Resources Section, Portland, Oregon (2002-2004); extern, The Honorable Lynn Adelman, United States District Court, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Summer 2003).

Professional Honors & Activities

• Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, Oregon State Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Civic Activities

• Volunteer Advocate, Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Volunteer, Goose Hollow Family Shelter
• Former Member, Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee

Publications

• "Emergency Release Notification Requirements: How Soon is Soon Enough?" coauthor, ABA Environmental Enforcement Crimes Committee Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 2, February 2007
• Editor, environmental law chapter, New York Construction Law Manual, 2d Ed., West 2006
• Monthly columnist, The Naperville Sun, 2006

Education

• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, J.D., 2004, magna cum laude
  Public Interest Law Fellowship
  Associate editor, Environmental Law
  Cornelius Honors Society
  Certificate, Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• University of Wisconsin, B.A., 2000, with distinction
  Phi Beta Kappa
  Dean's List

Admissions

• Oregon
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

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