Background
Wein, Howard J. was born on December 24, 1950 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Albert Julius and Shirley H. Wein.
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Howard J. Wein
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George Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Klett Lieber Rooney & Schorling, A Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Environmental Law, Mining, Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Author: "Environmental Regulation and the Bankruptcy Act," 17 Duquesne Law Review 133 (1978-1979).
"Contaminated Collateral: A Lender's Options," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, August 1987. Lecturer and Course Co-Planner: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, "What Every Real Estate and Business Lawyer Needs to Know about Environmental Law," 1990. "What Creditors' and Debtors' Counsel Need to Know about Environmental Law," 1991.
Lecturer and Co-Course Planner: Pennsylvania Bar Association, "Constitutional Issues in Environmental Law," 1992. Lecturer, Government Institutes, Inc., "Fundamentals of Environmental Compliance Course," 1991. Lecturer and Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, "First Annual Environmental Forum, 1996.
Special Assistant Attorney General, 1975-1976, Assistant Attorney General, 1976-1982, and Assistant Counsel, 1982-1986, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. Member, Allegheny County Local Emergency Planning Committee, 1988. Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resources Section, 1994-1995.
Member, Governor Tom Ridge's Transition Study Team on Environmental Issues, 1994-1995. (Chair, Firm's Environmental Practice Group).
Achievements
Membership
Member Allegheny County Local Emergency Planning Committee, 1988- member exec.com., board directors Group for Recycling in Pennsylvania, since 1980. Board directors Pennsylvania Resources Council, 1991. Member Environmental Law Institute (associate), Pennsylvania Bar Association (environmental mineral andnatural resources law section county 1988-1991, treasurer 1991-1992, secretary 1992-1993, vice- chairman since 1993), Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Allegheny County Bar Association (chairman environmental law section 1989-1990, chairman 1991-1992, program chairman environmental law section 1987-1988).
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Married Susan R. Bails, September 3, 1978. Children: Joshua, Jillian, Alexander.
