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Moorman, James W. was born on November 22, 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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James W. Moorman
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Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959. Bachelor of Laws, 1962).
Career
Worked at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New York. 1968, District of Columbia and United States.
Claims Court; 1969, United States. Supreme Court; 1972, California. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1960-1962.
Recipient, Angier Duke Scholarship. Author: "Outline of Federal Environmental Law for the Practicing Attorney," 1 Environmental Law Reporter 50001, 1971. "Superfund Settlement Policy," The Environmental Forum, June, 1985.
"Bankruptcy and the Cleanup of Hazardous Waste: Caveat Creditor," Environmental Law Reporter, June, 1985. "Arranging for Disposal Under CERCLA," Environmental Law Reporter, September, 1985. "Federal Statutory Liability for the Cleanup of Hazardous Waste," Hazardous Substances, March, 1986.
"The Superfund Steering Committee: A Primer," Environmental Forum, February, 1986. "Contribution Under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986," Chemical Waste Litigation Reporter, December, 1986. Associate, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, 1963-1965.
Staff Attorney, Land and Natural Resources Division, United States. Department of Justice, 1966-1969. Attorney, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, D.C., 1969-1971.
Executive Director and Staff Attorney, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, 1971-1977. Director, Environmental Law Institute, Chairman of the Board, 1985-1987. Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Land and Natural Resources Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1977-1981. Member, Cosmos Club. Member, Board of Trustees, Center for the Community Interest. Member, Board of Visitors, Duke University School of the Environment.
Member, Board of Directors, Audubon Naturalist Society. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Natural Resources Law.
Administrative Law).
Membership
Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1960-1962. Recipient, Angier Duke Scholarship.
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American