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Van Riper, Ellen M. was born on February 3, 1961 in Denville, New Jersey, United States.
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Ellen M. Van Riper
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Wilkes University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1983). Rutgers University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1987).
Career
Barkley v. Conner (In re Conner), 165 B.R. 901 (9th Circuit Bachelor of Arts.P. 1994), affirmed, 73 F.3d 258 (9th Circuit 1996); Van Riper v. Threadgill, 183 Arizona 580, 905 P.2d 589 (Arizona Court Appendix 1995).Worked at Kane Jorden von Oppenfeld Bischoff & Biskind, The Property Letting Centre (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in Zoning and Land Use Regulation Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Intellectual Property and Patent, Contracts, Administrative, Corporation, Occupational Safety and Health Law. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Arizona and United States. District Court, District of Arizona.
1991, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1996, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Rutgers Law Review, 1985-1987.
Author: Comment, "Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v.
Tourism Company: Rolling the Dice with Central Hudson," 40 Rutgers Law Review 241-81, 1987. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Arizona (Member, Section on Environmental and Natural Resources). Kane Jorden von Oppenfeld Bischoff & Biskind, The Property Letting Centre is committed to providing legal services in the areas of environmental and natural resources counseling and litigation, land use and zoning law, real estate development and real estate transactions, intellectual property, patent and technology law, employee health and safety, and government relations.
A substantial portion of the firm"s practice is devoted to representation of a variety of clients in complex scientific and technology environmental matters utilizing the technical backgrounds of its attorneys (including undergraduate or advanced degrees in physics, chemistry, engineering, geology and biology).
Our representation includes providing regulatory advice and representation of clients in administrative settings, toxic tort, environmental and intellectual property litigation, liability management, and related commercial litigation. In addition, the firm represents significant land interests in all aspects of real estate development including acquisition and transactional matters as well as zoning and land use approvals. The firm also provides criminal defense representation (including grand jury proceedings and trial work) for alleged felony and misdemeanor violations of environmental, safety and other regulatory programs.
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Member, Rutgers Law Review, 1985-1987.
