Donna C. Marron

DONNA C. MARRON
PARTNER
317-637-0700
dmarron@psrb.com

EDUCATION

J.D., 1993, cum laude, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana

Ph.D., 1982 (Geology), University of California, Berkeley, California

M.A., 1979 (Geology), University of California, Berkeley, California

B.S., 1977, summa cum laude, (Geology), Tufts University, Massachusett

LICENSURE

1994, State of Indiana

1994, United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

1994, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, University of California, Berkeley, 1977-1981

Consulting Geologist, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1980-1981

Instructor, Department of Geology, University of California, Berkeley, 1981

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1982-1984

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, Colorado, 1984-1988

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1988-1990

Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, 1994-1999; Partner 2000 until present

HONORS

Phi Beta Kappa 1977

Sigma Xi 1977

PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS

Co-Author, "Environmental Law Developments: Hope and Ambiguity in Achieving the Optimum Environment," Indiana Law Review, Volume 35, Issue 4 (2004)

Speaker and Author, "Insurance Coverage for Mold Claims," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (2004)

Speaker and Author, "Air Pollution: NSR/PSD Enforcement Initiatives," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (2003)

Speaker and Author, "Insurance Coverage for Mold Claims," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (2003)

Speaker and Author, "Emerging Issues in Indiana Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold Litigation," National Business Institute Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (2002)

Co-Author, "The Insurance Policy, Protecting Yourself Against the Unexpected," The Complete Book of Pesticide Management, Science and Regulation, Stewardship and Communication, John E. Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2002)

Speaker, "Panel Discussion of Indiana Environmental Insurance Law," Indiana Bar Association, Environmental Section Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (2001)

Participant, "Whitford v. Chuck Wood Services, Inc." Mock Trial, Annual Meeting of the Indiana Arborists Association, Indianapolis, IN (2001).

Co-Author, "The Insurance Policy, Protecting Your Business by Understanding Your Insurance," Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service Publication PPP-49 (2000)

Speaker and Author, "Environmental Issues in Property Development" and "Ethical Considerations," National Business Institute, Inc., Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (2000)

Speaker and Co-Author, "Pre-Suit Investigation: Getting Your Ducks in a Row," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum on "Complex Litigation," Indianapolis, IN (1999)

Co-Author, "First-Party Insurance and Injury Caused by Fumes: The Absolute Pollution Exclusion Should Not Bar Coverage," Journal of Insurance Coverage (Spring 1999)

Speaker, "Environmental Law -- The Scientist's Role," IUPUI Geology Department Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (1998)

Speaker, "American Environmental Law," University of Canterbury, School of Engineering Seminar, Christchurch, New Zealand (1997)

Speaker and Author, "Complying with Environmental and Special Use Regulations," National Business Institute Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (1997)

Speaker and Author, "A Paralegal's Guide to Case Organization", National Business Institute Seminar, Indianapolis, IN (1996)

Co-Editor, "Geomorphic Processes and Aquatic Habitat in the Redwood Creek Basin, Northwestern California, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1454 (1995)

Co-Author, "Summary of Research in the Redwood Creek Basin, 1973-83, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1454, Chapter A (1995)

Co-Author, "History, Causes and Significance of Changes in the Channel Geometry of Redwood Creek, Northwestern California, 1926-82, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1454, Chapter N (1995)

Lead Author, "Surface Erosion by Overland Flow in the Redwood Creek Basin, Northern California, Effects of Logging & Rock Type," U.S. Geographical Survey Professional Paper 1454, Chapter H, (1995)

Author, "Floodplain Storage of Mine Tailings in the Belle Fourche River System: A Sediment Budget Approach," 17 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 675 (1992)

Co-Author, "Neotectonic Effects on Sinuosity and Meander Migration, Belle Fourche River, Western South Dakota," 16 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 227 (1991)

Speaker and Author, International Association of Hydrologic Sciences Symposium on Sediment and the Environment, "The Transport of Mine Tailings as Suspended Sediment in the Belle Fourche River, West-Central South Dakota, USA", Baltimore, MD (1989)

Author, "Physical and Chemical Characteristics of a Metal-Contaminated Overbank Deposit, West Central South Dakota, USA," 14 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 419 (1989)

Speaker, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, "Effects of Watershed Dynamics on Arsenic Concentration in a Metal-Contaminated Floodplain Deposit," Baltimore, MD (1988)

Co-Author, "Contrasts in Stream-Channel Response to Major Storms in Two Mountainous Areas of California," 13 Geology 135 (1986)

Co-Author, "A Soil Catena on Schist in Northwestern California," 37 Geoderma 307 (1986)

Author, "Colluvium in Bedrock Hollows on Steep Slopes, Redwood Creek Drainage, Northwestern California," 6 Catena Supplement 59 (1985)

Speaker, First International Conference on Geomorphology, "Soils, Colluvium and Erosional History in Redwood National Park, Northwestern California," Manchester, England (1985)

ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member, American Geophysical Union

Member, Indiana Water Resources Association

Member, Indiana State Bar Association

PUBLISHED DECISIONS

Wolf Lake Terminals, Inc. v. Mutual Marine Ins. Co., 433 F.Supp.2d 933 (N.D. Ind 2005)

Freidline v. Shelby Ins. Co., 774 N.E.2d 37 (Ind. 2002) (amicus)

Town of Montezuma v. Downs, 685 N.E.2d 108 (Ind. App 1997)

Natural Gas Odorizing, Inc. v. Downs, 685 N.E.2d 155 (Ind. App 1997)

Downs v. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. and Vesta Energy Co., 694 N.E.2d 1198 (Ind. App 1998)

United Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc. v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co., 725 N.E.2d 871 (Ind. App 2000)

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