Background
Von Oppenfeld, Rolf R. was born on July 24, 1955 in Manila, Philippines.
Von Oppenfeld, Rolf R. was born on July 24, 1955 in Manila, Philippines.
Lawrence University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1978). American University (Bachelor of Science, Chemistry and Biology, 1979). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with highest honors, 1982).
State of Arizona v. Nucor Corporation, 825 F. Supp. 1452 (Doctorate. Arizona 1992), 66 F.3d 213 (9th Circuit 1995); New Pueblo Construction Incorporated. v. State of Arizona, 144 Arizona 95 (1985).Worked at Kane Jorden von Oppenfeld Bischoff & Biskind, The Property Letting Centre (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in Zoning and Land Use Regulation Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Intellectual Property and Patent, Contracts, Administrative, Corporation, Occupational Safety and Health Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Arizona. Order of the Coif. Member, Mortar Board.
Recipient, United States.
Law Week Award, George Washington University, 1982. Author: "Environmental Due Diligence: Risk Assessment and Management," Arizona Attorney, April, 1990, at 24.
"Constraints on Groundwater Contamination in Arizona," RMMLI, 1991. Company-Author: "The Cost of Ignorance: Assessing Liability for Potential Environmental Hazards in Real Estate Transactions," Continuing legal education Press 1988, 1990, 1994.
"Hazardous Waste in Arizona," National Business Institute Press, 1988-1994.
Faculty Associate, Arizona State University Center for Environmental Studies and College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1989. Lecturer, University of Phoenix, Arizona Hazardous Waste Symposia, programs on Environmental and Natural Resources Law, State Bar of Arizona Continuing Legal Education, Federal Publications, Continuing legal education International, National Business Institute, Incorporated., 1988. Member: Maricopa County and American (Member: Natural Resources Section.
Public Contracts Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Arizona (Executive Council, Environmental and Natural Resources Section). Air & Waste Management Association.
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute. Kane Jorden von Oppenfeld Bischoff & Biskind, The Property Letting Centre is committed to providing legal services in the areas of environmental and natural resources counseling and litigation, land use and zoning law, real estate development and real estate transactions, intellectual property, patent and technology law, employee health and safety, and government relations.
A substantial portion of the firm"s practice is devoted to representation of a variety of clients in complex scientific and technology environmental matters utilizing the technical backgrounds of its attorneys (including undergraduate or advanced degrees in physics, chemistry, engineering, geology and biology).
Our representation includes providing regulatory advice and representation of clients in administrative settings, toxic tort, environmental and intellectual property litigation, liability management, and related commercial litigation. In addition, the firm represents significant land interests in all aspects of real estate development including acquisition and transactional matters as well as zoning and land use approvals. The firm also provides criminal defense representation (including grand jury proceedings and trial work) for alleged felony and misdemeanor violations of environmental, safety and other regulatory programs.
Member, Mortar Board. Recipient, United States. Law Week Award, George Washington University, 1982.