Background
Hines, Robert L. was born on March 24, 1958 in San Mateo, California, United States.
Hines, Robert L. was born on March 24, 1958 in San Mateo, California, United States.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). Georgetown University. Golden Gate University (Juris Doctor, 1985).
Law Clerk, Honorable Martin Pence, United States.
District Court, District of Hawaii, 1985-1986. Trial Attorney, Environmental Enforcement 1986- 1988.
Worked at Landels Ripley & Diamond, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1986, California and Hawaii. Author: "Using Alternative Dispute Resolution to Resolve Superfund and Related Environmental Disputes," Chapter 33 California Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide (Shepard"s McGraw-Hill, November 1994 Supplement).
"Resolving Environmental Disputes: Is Alternative Dispute Resolution Hitting Its Stride?" Environmental Enforcement for the 1990"s III--An Inside View of the Clinton Administration, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Environmental Litigation Committee, Washington, District of Columbia (September 1994). "Environmental Protection Agency"s Purposed Leadership Project Program: A New Look at Environmental Audits," (July 1994), Legal Opinion Letter (WLF), republished for the Fourth Annual Environmental Litigation Committee, Washington, District of Columbia (September 1994).
"A Meaner Environment: Prosecutors Increase Use of Strict Liability Doctrine to Target More Corporate Executives," (April 1993) Legal Backgrounder (WLF), republished in the American Bar Association Environmental Litigation Committee Newsletter (1994).
Law Clerk, Honorable Martin Pence, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1985-1986. Trial Attorney, Environmental Enforcement Section, Land and Natural Resources Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1986-1988.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. American Bar Association.
The State Bar of California. A nationally recognized environmental practice specializing in domestic and international regulatory compliance and business issues, private litigation and enforcement defense.
Includes cost recovery litigation, toxic tort litigation, white collar/environmental criminal defense, corporate and real estate environmental due diligence, legislative and regulatory representation, and CEQA and land use counselling and litigation, and natural resources counselling and litigation.
A comprehensive national practice in real property issues, including real estate finance, purchase and sale, leasing and property management, joint ventures and partnerships, workouts and foreclosures. Civil litigation and trial practice including business torts, securities, commercial real estate, policyholder representation in insurance coverage disputes, bankruptcy, appellate, antitrust, construction, intellectual property, unfair business practices, officer and director liability, lender liability, products liability. A comprehensive practice in labor, employment and benefits law, counseling, management training and litigation.
Broad mediation and alternative dispute resolution practice both as neutral and as advocate.
Hawaii and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resource Law. Litigation) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California.