Ronnie P. Hawks - Phoenix, AZ

• Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• Tribal Law

• Led successful administrative appeal of environmental permit in a complex mining case.
• Negotiated settlements with state and federal agencies regarding hazardous waste violations at industrial manufacturing facilities, recycling facilities, and landfills.
• Performed environmental compliance audits on client’s industrial facilities state-wide, negotiated settlement of liability for violations, and developed compliance management procedures.
• Negotiated settlement of Superfund liability for pesticide-contaminated agricultural property impacting tribal land.
• Led a potentially responsible party search under federal and state Superfund laws for one of the largest Superfund sites in the country.
• Assisted a water provider in obtaining replacement supplies for production wells contaminated by mining wastes.
• Negotiated settlement of liability for petroleum releases from underground storage tanks.
• Negotiated settlement of liability under the Clean Air Act for asbestos handling violations.

• Arizona
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

• American Bar Foundation Fellow
• American Bar Association, Native American Resources Committee Co-Chair (2014-2015); Chair (2015-2016)
• American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Law Section, Native American Resources Committee, Newsletter Chair (2012-14)
• American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Law Section, Superfund and Natural Resources Damages Litigation Committee, Programs Vice-Chair (2015-16)
• American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Law Section, Water Resources Committee, Membership Vice-Chair (2013-14)
• Arizona Forward, Southern Regional Council (2013-2015)
• American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Law Section, Leadership Development Program (2012-13)
• DRI, Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee
• State Bar of Arizona, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section
• AZ Water Association, Member

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America®, Environmental Law, (2011-2021)
• Listed in Chambers USA, Arizona, Leading Lawyer in Environmental Law (2015-2017)

• Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, 1998
  J.D.
• College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1985
  B.A.

Accepts Credit Cards

• BIA Proposes Federal Recognition for the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, 10 Native American Resources Committee Newsletter, No. 1, American Bar Association. (May 2014)
• USEPA Report on Navajo Nation Uranium Cleanup Issued, 9 Native American Resources Committee Newsletter, No. 1, American Bar Association. (July 2013)
• The Supreme Court Denies Review of Kivalina Global Warming Damages Claim, 9 Native American Resources Committee Newsletter, No. 2 American Bar Association. (July 2013)
• Environmental Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, The Most Commonly Asked Questions in Environmental Law, Chapter 7 (2nd ed.), author (2011)
• Cleanup of Contaminated Property and Liability Under WQARF and CERCLA, The Most Commonly Asked Questions in Environmental Law, Chapter 6 (2nd ed.) author (2011)
• National Environmental Protection Act of 1969, State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Environmental Law Manual (1999)
• Environmental Self-Audit Privilege and Immunity: Aid to Enforcement or Polluter Protection?, 30 Arizona State University Law Journal 235 (1998)
• Co-author on Arizona issues, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law: The Year in Review, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, American Bar Association (various years)
• Co-author, R. Clark, Waters and Water Rights, of Arizona state summary and annual supplements (various years)

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