S. Curtis DeVoe

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S. CURTIS DEVOE
PARTNER
317-637-0700
cdevoe@psrb.com

EDUCATION

J.D., 1988, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

A.B., 1982, Princeton University

LICENSURE

State of Indiana, 1988

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1988

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1988

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1998-Present, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun

1993-97, Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun

1988-93, Associate, Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan

1983-85, Paralegal, Washburn & Kemp, San Francisco, California

1982-83, Teacher, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, California

HONORS

American Jurisprudence Awards (first in class) in Environment & Culture and Law of the Sea

PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS

"Storm Water Discharge Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum

"Clean Water Act," Executive Enterprises

"Environmental Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate Transactions" Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1998

"Environmental Legislation and Rules," The Year in Review - 1997, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1997

"Environmental Issues Affecting Real Estate Transactions," Annual Real Estate Institute, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1997

Brownfields Developments in Indiana," 6th Annual Business & Industry's Environmental Symposium, Cincinnati, 1997, and Environmental Quality Control, Inc., Indianapolis, 1997

"Environmental Due Diligence and Contract Provisions," Advising the Purchaser of Commercial Real Estate, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1996

Author and speaker, "Environmental Issues Affecting Purchasers of Commercial Real Estate," Advising the Purchaser of Commercial Real Estate, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, September 1996

Co-author and speaker, "Judicial Review in Indiana: How it works, how to expedite the process," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, November 1995

Author and speaker, "Legal Aspects of The Indiana Voluntary Remediation Program," CEI Environmental Consultants, November, 1995
Author and speaker, "Environmental Audits: An Overview of Legal Issues," Indiana Manufacturer's Association, September 1995

Author and speaker, "Avoiding Environmental Enforcement Actions," Marion-Grant County Chamber of Commerce, May 1995

Author and speaker, "An Overview of Environmental Site Assessments," Special Real Estate Problems and Remedies, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1994

Author and speaker, "A Brief Overview of Enforcement Under the Indiana Air Pollution Control Law and the Clean Air Act," Indiana Chapter of NSWMA, Midwest Region, 1994

Author and speaker, "An Overview of Environmental Audits," Indiana Chamber of Commerce Annual Environmental Conference, 1994

Author and speaker, "An Overview of Environmental Audits," Northern Indiana Environmental Management Association, 1994

Co-author and speaker, "Clean Air Act Enforcement Issues," Air Permitting Under Title V, Bruce Carter & Associates Seminars,1994

Author and speaker, "An Overview of Legal Issues Concerning Environmental Cleanups," Groundwater Technology, Inc. Technical Seminar, Indianapolis, 1994

Author and speaker, "Wetlands Enforcement Issues," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1993

Author and speaker, "Environmental Laws Affecting Real Estate Transactions," Environmental Law for the General Practitioner, 1993

Author and speaker, "Lender Liability and Indiana's Voluntary Cleanup Program," Environmental Issues for Real Estate Developers and Construction Engineering Firms, 1993

Author and speaker, "Lust and Money: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Indiana Financial Assurance Board," Environmental Quality Control, Inc., 1992

Co-author, "Lender Liability for Environmental Matters," The Evolving Commercial Law in Indiana, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1992

Author and speaker, "Storm Water Permits," Indiana Water Pollution Control Association, 1992

Co-author, "EPA Rules Regarding Storm Water Discharges from Construction Sites," SITES, December 1991

Co-author, "Environmental Matters Facing Banks: Liability for Cleanups and Issues in Bankruptcy," Banking Law Symposium, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1991

Author, "Environmental Factors in Business Transactions, Real Estate Transactions, and Bankruptcy," National Business Institute, 1991

Author and speaker, "Indiana's Environmental Taxes and Fees," American Bar Association, State and Local Taxation Section Annual Meeting, May 1991

Co-author, "Environmental Update: Summary of Recent Developments and A Practical Guide to Environmental Issues Affecting Business Transactions," Federal Civil Practice Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1991

Co-author, "Environmental Issues in Business Transactions," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1990

Co-author, "Underground Storage Tanks," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1989

Co-author, "Infectious Waste," Understanding Environmental Liabilities, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1989

Author, "Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdiction Over Wetlands Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act: United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc., 13 Ecology Law Quarterly 579 (1986)."

ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association (Chairman, Environmental Section, 1996-1997)

Member, American Bar Association (Section on Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law)

Executive Editor and Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

Past President and Past Member, Board of Directors, Central Indiana Tennis Association

Director At Large, United States Tennis Association, Midwest Section (1997-1999)

Member, Indiana Voluntary Remediation Agreement Subcommittee, 1992-1993 (Assisted Indiana Department of Environmental Management with development of program and documents to implement new Voluntary Remediation Program established by 1992 legislation)

Member, Various Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Indiana Manufacturers Association Environmental Committees and Work Groups, 1991 to present, dealing with issues including underground storage tanks, water programs and regulations, voluntary remediation, environmental cost recovery, and the privilege against disclosure of environmental audit results

REPRESENTATIVE CASES, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AND TRANSACTIONS

Consulted with various industrial and municipal clients concerning compliance with Clean Water Act

Negotiated and pursued administrative review of NPDES and industrial wastewater pretreatment permits and enforcement actions under Clean Water Act, including local, state and federal notices of violation, consent orders and agreed orders. Negotiated reduced penalties based upon mitigation and other supplemental environmental projects

Represented property owners in wetland enforcement and mitigation matters under EPA, IDEM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Natural Resource Conservation Service (former Soil Conservation Service)

Appealed various enforcement and permitting actions concerning wastewater from confined feeding operations and publicly owned treatment works

Represented plaintiffs in various lawsuits to obtain recovery of investigation and cleanup costs, completion of cleanup, and property damages relating to petroleum contamination

Represented buyers and sellers of real property and business assets involving environmental contractual language, transfer of permits, and investigation, assessment and response to contamination and other environmental liabilities. Businesses included gasoline stations, chemical manufacturers and suppliers, metal treating and finishing operations, a former coke manufacturing plant, manufactured gas plants, natural gas companies, and other manufacturing concerns, commercial facilities, and unimproved former dumping sites

Represented property owners participating in the Indiana Voluntary Remediation Program and other voluntary cleanup actions. Sites included a former coke manufacturing plant, a manufactured gas plant, petroleum retail, storage and refining sites, railroad yards, metal treating and machining businesses, chemical manufacturers and suppliers, foundries, a former federal military depot and light industrial and commercial properties

Assisted purchasers of contaminated property with obtaining tax relief and private, local, state, and federal grant and loan funding (brownfields redevelopment)

Counseled various clients concerning spill reporting and underground storage tank regulatory issues and defended against alleged violations

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