Background
Hopen, Richard Martin was born on January 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bernard Charles and Bertie Hopen.
Hopen, Richard Martin was born on January 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bernard Charles and Bertie Hopen.
Clark University (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). San Diego State University (Master of Public Administration, 1986). California Western School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Worked at Richard M. Hopen, P.A. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) specializing in Environmental Law, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. 1990, District of Columbia and Florida.
Author: "Wetlands Mitigation Banking: Giving Entrepreneurs a Chance to Build Better Wetlands," Journal of Environmental Law & Practice, November/December, 1994.
"Mitigation Bank Permitting: An Examination of the New Rules and the Creation of a Mitigation Bank," Florida Bar - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Environmental Permitting, 1994. "Wetlands Mitigation Banking - Trend or Fad?," Florida Engineering Society Journal, October, 1993.
"More Corporate Officers Will Face Liability," South Florida Business Journal, January 15, 1993. "Pollution Credits Trading May Provide Cleanup Incentive," South Florida Business Journal, September 9, 1991.
"Lenders Get Environmental Protection Agency Liability Guidelines," The Review, July 12, 1991.
"Environmental Protection Agency Draft Rule Protects Creditors from Superfund Liability," South Florida Business Journal, March 18, 1991. "Administrative Records Under Superfund," Environment Reporter, June 15, 1990. Lecturer, University of Florida TREEO Center, 1991-1997.
Environmental Protection Specialist, United States.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1986-1987, 1989-1990. Special Assistant, United States.
House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, 1988. Member, Governor Chiles" Transition Task Force on the Environment, 1991.
Special Counsel, Broward County Office of Natural Resources Protection, 1991.
Chairman, Legislative Subcommittee of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Environmental Committee, 1992. Chairman, Environmental Committee of the South Florida Manufacturers Association, 1993.
Member, Board of Directors, Industry-Environmental Association of Florida, 1992.
Partner, Florida Wetlandsbank. President, Quantumlaw.
Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Environmental and Land Use Section. Administrative Law Section).
District of Columbia Bar.
Pennsylvania and American (Member: Administrative Law Section. Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations.
Member, Governor Chiles" Transition Task Force on the Environment, 1991. Special Counsel, Broward County Office of Natural Resources Protection, 1991. Chairman, Legislative Subcommittee of the Greater Fort
Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Environmental Committee, 1992.
Chairman, Environmental Committee of the South Florida Manufacturers Association, 1993. Member, Board of Directors, Industry-Environmental Association of Florida, 1992.
Partner, Florida Wetlandsbank. President, Quantumlaw.
Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Environmental and Land Use Section.
Administrative Law Section). District of Columbia Bar. Pennsylvania and American (Member: Administrative Law Section.
Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations.
Married Joanne Wolf, November 26, 1988. Children: Sydney, Bernadette.