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50% Lawsuits / Disputes
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50% Energy / Utilities
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Résumé
License
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31 years since Victor Marc Sher was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1980 |
11/08/2011 |
| Washington |
Inactive
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1987 |
01/31/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Stanford Law School |
Law |
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1980 |
| Oberlin College |
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A.B. |
1976 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Northern California Super Lawyer |
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2006 |
| Northern California Super Lawyer |
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2005 |
| Public Sector 45 |
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1997 |
| Award of Achievement for Policy Activities |
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1993 |
| : Pew Scholar in Conservation and the Environment |
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1992 |
See all 5 awards
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| Taming the Tiger in the Tank: The South Tahoe Public Utility District and Its MTBE Litigation |
ELI |
2006 |
| MTBE New Rulings in the Federal MDL Break Ground(water) |
Mealey's Publications |
2005 |
| Emerging Contaminants: 1,2,3 Trichloropropane |
Ground Water Summit |
2005 |
| Litigation and Damages Involving Public Agencies and Contaminated Drinking Water |
Unknown |
2004 |
| Contamination of Public Drinking Water Supplies: MTBE, DBCP and Other Unapproved Additives |
Mass Torts Made Perfect |
2003 |
| The South Tahoe MTBE Case |
American Groundwater Trust |
2002 |
| Breaking Out of the Box: Toxic Risk, Government Actions, and Constitutional Rights |
Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation |
1998 |
| Surveying the Wreckage: The 104th Congress and Environmental Laws on Federal Public Lands |
Fordham Environmental Law Review |
1997 |
| Travels with Strix: The Spotted Owl's Journey Through the Federal Courts |
Public Land and Resources Law Review |
1993 |
| Eroding the Landscape, Eroding the Laws: Congressional Exemptions from Judicial Review of Environmental Laws |
Harvard Environmental Law Review |
1991 |
| Ancient Forests, Spotted Owls, and the Demise of Federal Environmental Law |
Unknown |
1990 |
| Spotted Owls, Ancient Forests, and Congress: An Overview of Citizen's Efforts to Protect Old-Growth Forests and the Species that Live in Them |
N.W.Env'l.J. |
1990 |
| Unwanted Progeny: The Problems of Existing Stocks of Banned Pesticides |
J.Pesticide Reform |
1989 |
| Pests, Poisons, and Power: Constitutional Implications of State Pest Eradications Projects in California |
Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation |
1986 |
| Who Will Pay to Get Perchlorate Out of Arizona's Water |
Unknown |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| MTBE Mega-Litigation in Federal Court: Current Progress of In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether |
NGWA Western Focus Ground Water Conference |
2006 |
| MTBE Mega-Litigation in Federal Court: Current Progress of In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether |
NGWA Western Focus Ground Water Conference |
2006 |
| Shifting Liability to the Real Bad Guys: The Emergence of a New Philosophy of LUST Liability |
Mealey's MTBE and LUST Liability Conference |
2004 |
| Closing the Deal: Wrap Up Your Case With Persuasive Arguments |
Unknown |
2004 |
| Groundwater Contamination Litigation: Making the Plaintiff's Case |
Unknown |
2004 |
| Smoking Guns and Toxic Plumes: Holding Manufacturers Responsible for MTBE Contamination |
Unknown |
2003 |
| Water Quality as a Constraint on Land Use Planning: The Next Frontier |
UCLA Extension Public Policy Program 17th Annual Land Use Law & Planning Conference |
2003 |
| "Litigating and Settling Drinking Water Contamination Cases |
National Ground Water Association |
2002 |
| Tactics and Considerations in MTBE Litigation |
Mealey's California MTBE Conference |
2002 |
| MTBE and Enforcement of UST Laws and Regulations |
California District Attorney's Association |
1999 |
| Three Trends in Citizen-Enforced Law |
Unknown |
1997 |
| The Incredible Disappearing Citizen Suit: Whither Enforcement of Environmental Laws on Public Lands |
Unknown |
1996 |
| Environmental Rights and Civil Justice: The Legacy of William O. Douglas |
Inaugural William O. Douglas Lecture, Whitman College |
1996 |
| The Role of Counsel in Environmental Justice Litigation |
Unknown |
1995 |
| The Interplay Between the Federal Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act: The Columbia River Basin Dioxin TMDL From An Environmentalist's Perspective |
Unknown |
1995 |
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