Groundwater Contamination Litigation: Proving and Defending Against Liability

Mr. Chimera is a partner in the Mass Tort and Product Liability practice group. He concentrates his practice on toxic tort matters, including defense of matters involving exposures to asbestos, ethylene oxide, benzene, and other alleged contaminants. Mr. Chimera has a proven track record of success for his clients, including second chair trial experience in defense of a steel manufacturer and successful appellate defense in the Illinois First District Appellate Court and US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Chimera's experience includes complex case management in mass tort actions, National Coordinating Counsel oversight of attorneys throughout the country in asbestos litigation, and significant trial court motion practice, including objections to personal jurisdiction, admissibility of expert testimony and other evidentiary issues.

Mr. Gee represents clients in trial courts and administrative hearings on all areas of water rights and environmental law. He focuses on the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Hazardous Substance Account Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act and the California Porter Cologne Act. Mr. Gee also provides counsel in administrative proceedings and defended claims based on Federal, State and local air quality regulations, as well as water rights disputes. Before practicing law, he was a vice president and general manager at various oil companies. One of his main responsibilities was to ensure that these companies complied with all Federal, State and local environmental laws. Mr. Gee was selected to the "Super Lawyer" list for Environmental Law in 2011-2017 by Los Angeles magazine.