From 1992 to 1997, Bob was with the Wisconsin law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, SC (“G&K”). He was a shareholder and headed up the government relations practice out of their Madison office. His legal practice focused on environmental and energy matters.

From 1989 to 1992, Bob was Director of Environmental Policy with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). As a WMC lawyer and lobbyist, he was often the lead industry negotiator on complex and controversial initiatives before the state legislature and regulatory agencies.

From 1983 to 1989, Bob was in-house environmental counsel with the U.S. Air Force and then McDonnell Douglas Corporation in California. In those capacities, he was the lead attorney on several major Superfund suits, enforcement actions, air and water permitting, and rule development efforts.

Bob received his law degree from the University of San Diego, and a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Michigan Technological University. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar, the American Bar Association, and the State Bar of California. Bob is a licensed Wisconsin lobbyist.

Since returning to Wisconsin after his 10-year stint in California, Bob has had a significant role in developing Wisconsin legislation, including Clean Air Act enabling legislation, revisions to the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund, and brownfields reform. Most recently, he played a lead role in developing, drafting and negotiating statutory provisions in the Jobs Creation Act of 2003 (2003 Wis. Act 118) that reform DNR’s air program (Chap. 285) and agency rulemaking procedures (Chap. 227). Bob also helped draft and advance liability limits for those conducting environmental audits (2003 Wis. Act 276) that were part of the recently enacted “Green Tier” legislation.

Bob also represents clients on numerous regulatory initiatives, including state rules implementing the federal Clean Air Act. He had a lead role in the seven-year effort to rewrite the state’s air toxics program (NR 445), as well as the state’s new mercury emissions rule. He serves on numerous advisory committees on complex regulatory matters, including DNR’s air permit streamlining panels, and was an original member of Wisconsin's Clean Air Act Task Force. Bob has written and spoken extensively on policy trends affecting Wisconsin business.

Bob was instrumental in effecting changes in Wisconsin's regulatory process, and was co-author in publishing an article, “Changing Wisconsin’s Regulatory Climate,” in the September 2004 issue of Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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