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West Legal Directory Profile - Firmsite Gary A. Peters 
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
phone (248) 723-0490
fax (248) 645-1568
email
Gpeters@howardandhoward.com
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Mr. Peters concentrates his practice in environmental law with an emphasis on water resources and permitting issues.  Prior to entering private practice, he was employed with the Office of Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources in Pittsburgh where he was responsible for litigation and enforcement activities.  Mr. Peters previously worked for Illinois Governor James Thompson in Chicago where he concentrated in utility and energy issues.  He has also served as a faculty member for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. 

Mr. Peters lectures frequently on emerging environmental issues of concern for the Michigan Manufacturers Association and Executive Enterprises and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Executive Enterprises Publications Co., Inc.  He co-authored "Clean Water Act:  Unauthorized Presence Of Fill Material In Wetlands Area Constitutes Continuing Violation For Statute Of Limitations Purposes," The Digest of Environmental Law, December 1996; and the article "[To Avoid Waste Water Enforcement Actions ...] Have All the Information at Hand, Be the First to Know About a Violation, and Report Promptly," published in The Environmental Corporate Counsel Report, April 1995.

Mr. Peters received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa and a Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School.  He is admitted to practice in the States of Michigan, Illinois and Iowa, as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Areas of Practice:
Environmental
Wastewater Permitting and Compliance
Defense of Environmental Enforcement Actions
Air Emmission Permitting and Compliance
Environmental Criminal Defense
Solid Waste and Superfund
Wetlands and Great Lakes Initiative
Hazmat and RCRA Compliance
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1990
Illinois, 1980
Iowa, 1993
Pennsylvania, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1980
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1986
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1993
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2004
Education:
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL, 1980
J.D.


University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1976
B.A.


Published Works:
[To Avoid Waste Water Enforcement Actions...] Have All the Information at Hand, Be the First to Know About a Violation, and Report Promptly, The Environmental Corporate Counsel, April, 1995


Co-authored "Clean Water Act: Unauthorized Presence of Fill Material in Wetlands Area Constitutes Continuing Violation For Statute Of Limitations Purposes", The Digest of Environmental Law, December, 1996


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan


Past Employment Positions:
Office of Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources


Illinois Governor James R. Thompson's Office of Consumer Services, Assistant Chief Counsel




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