Background
Banks, James T. was born on January 9, 1949 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
Banks, James T. was born on January 9, 1949 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, with distinction, 1972). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Hogan & Hartson Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Environmental, Regulation and Legislative, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Michigan. 1979, District of Columbia.
Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, 1976-1985.
Vice President and General Counsel, Chemical Waste Management, Incorporated., 1990-1993. Director of Government Affairs, WMX Technologies, Incorporated., 1985-1989, 1994-1995.
Author: "Environmental Protection Agency"s New Enforcement Policy: At Last a Reliable Roadmap to Civil Penalty Mitigation for Self-Disclosed Violations," The Environmental Law Reporter, 1996. "Substantial Penalty Mitigation for Environmental Crimes: A Gold Standard Proposal Worth Considering," Federal Sentencing Reporter, 1996.
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School, 1981-1982.
Teacher: University of Georgia, Course of Study on Environmental Law, 1977-1979. George Washington University, Environmental Law for Engineers and Administrators, 1978-1979. Vice-Chair, American Bar Association Water Quality Committee, Section on Natural Resources, 1977-1981.