Background
Block, Joseph G. was born on November 11, 1947 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Joseph G. Block
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, high distinction in History, 1969), Phi Beta Kappa. Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Venable, Attorneys at Law Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP (Baltimore, MD) specializing in Environmental Crimes, White Collar Crime, Internal Investigations, Environmental Auditing and Preventive Counselling, International Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. 1977, District of Columbia.
1981, California (Not admitted MD). Trial Attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, 1972-1976. General Counsel to the Minority, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Governmental Affairs Committee, United States.
Senate, 1977-1979. Chief Counsel to the Minority, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Governmental Affairs Committee, United States. Senate, 1979-1981. Attorney, Law Offices Of Barry Tarlow, Los Angeles, California, 1981-1984. United States. Department of Justice, 1985-1991.
Chief, Environmental Crimes Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 1988-1991 (Assistant Chief, 1987-1988 and Trial Attorney, 1985-1987). United States. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991. Special Assistant for Criminal Enforcement, Office of Enforcement, May/August, 1991.
Principal, Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, (provide policy advice to United States Trade Representative and EPA), November, 1994. Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Environmental Crimes Committee, Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1988. Co-Chair, Environmental Crimes Subcommittee, International Criminal Law Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1991).
Master, Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, 1989. (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).
Membership
Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Environmental Crimes Committee, Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1988. Co-Chair, Environmental Crimes Subcommittee, International Criminal Law Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1991). Master, Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, 1989.
(Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).
