Daniel P. Cory - Plews Shadley Racher & Braun

Overview

Dan Cory has a results-oriented practice focused on assisting clients in managing risks within their companies and on environmentally impacted properties. This includes overseeing environmental investigations and remedial actions, transactions involving contaminated properties, litigation, enforcement defense and order negotiation, environmental compliance and counseling and Brownfield redevelopment.

He also regularly presents on environmental topics and serves as an adjunct faculty member at Notre Dame Law School, teaching a course on environmental law and development, which covers both the specifics of Brownfield redevelopment as well as broader policy considerations where environmental and development interests intersect.

Awards

2020-2024, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers – Environmental
2016-2022, Ranked by Chambers USA
2014-2018, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Rising Stars – Environmental
2013, Recipient of the Indiana Lawyer’s Up and Coming Lawyer Award
2008, Recipient of the David T. Link Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Social Justice
2008, Recipient of the Dean Konop Legal Aid Award for Outstanding Service in the Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic
2008, Recipient of the Conrad Kellenberger Award for Service Toward the Betterment of Notre Dame Law School and the Local Community
2007-2008, Recipient of Notre Dame School of Law’s Peter Lardy Memorial Scholarship Award

Education

J.D., cum laude, Notre Dame Law School
B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington

Bar Admissions

State of Indiana, 2008
United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2008
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2008

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

Member, Environmental Law Network
Member, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Member, St. Joseph County Bar Association, Bench Bar Section
Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Council

Community Affiliations

Counsel, The Music Village Music School
St. Joseph Catholic Parish, South Bend

Articles & Events

2023 | Author

Supreme Court’s Ruling in Sackett Has Major Implications for Water Protections, Land Development, Res Gestae – Indiana State Bar Association Journal

2022 | Author

Sackett’s implications for water protections, land development, The Indiana Lawyer

2022 | Speaker

Wetlands: Regulation and Litigation Update, Indiana Farm Bureau Drainage School

2021 | Speaker

The Clock is Ticking (Maybe): Guam v. United States and its Impact on Settlement Dynamics and CERCLA’s Statute of Limitations, Indianapolis Bar Association CLE Webinar

2015 | Author

Complying with Water Quality Laws and Regulations: Part 2, Half Moon Education Seminar CLE

2014 | Speaking Engagement

Speaker, Indianapolis Bar Association CLE – Exploring the New ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Investigations

2013 | Speaking Engagement

Speaker, Herman Melville and Lemuel Shaw: American Values Reflected in Law and Literature

2013 | Speaking Engagement

Speaker, “Vapor Intrusion Guidance Update” – Indiana Environmental Management Conference

2010 | Publication

Author, “EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act,” Environmental Section Newsletter, Indiana State Bar Association.