Christopher Reeves

Current

Attorney at The Finley Firm, P.C.

Past

Attorney at Swift Currie McChee & Heirs
Attorney at King and Spalding
Law Clerk - Intern at U.S. Department of Justice

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Education

Vermont Law School
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Vermont Law School

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Environmental Services

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Christopher Reeves’s Summary

Christopher R. Reeves is a member of the Finley Firm's general litigation section, where he focuses his practice on environmental, medical malpractice, and toxic/mass tort litigation. In the course of his practice, Mr. Reeves has tried as lead counsel more than 22 jury trials to verdict.

Having worked at the U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, Mr. Reeves has extensive experience with environmental matters including cost recovery actions, permitting violations, and other regulatory matters relating to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, and EPCRA. Mr. Reeves also has experience as a policy analyst providing support to the EPA on brownfields, RCRA, and Clean Air Act proposed regulations.

Mr. Reeves clerked under Chief Administrative Law Judge Ronnie A. Yoder, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he handled violations under DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations including the 1996 crash of ValuJet flight 592 and the death of musician Walter Hyatt.

Mr. Reeves received his J.D. degree in 2001 from Vermont Law School, where he also received his Masters of Law, cum laude, in Environmental Law. He was the Editor of the Journal of Environmental Law and a participant of Moot Court. Mr. Reeves graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. degree in Biology in 1998, where he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society.

Christopher Reeves’s Specialties:

Environmental Permitting
Environmental Litigation
Construction Defect Litigation
RICRA, CERCLA, CWA, CAA
Petro / Toxic Spills
Environmental Professional Malpractice

Christopher Reeves’s Experience

Attorney

The Finley Firm, P.C.

(Law Practice industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Representative Matters:

Represented the United States in cost recovery actions for remediation costs against Potentially Responsible Parties and other litigation relating to RCRA, EPCRA, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and actions under the EPA’s CAA New Source Review (NSR) permitting for new and modified plants.

Represented clients seeking RCRA/CERCLA contribution from prior owners, operators of various commercial sites.

Advised clients of the regulatory matters relating to properties previously known to be sites of dry-cleaning processing, including possible soil and water contamination by tetrachloroethylene and other contaminants.

Represented clients involved in Clean Water Act (CWA) and private actions for silt / water runoff litigation relating to failure to implement and/or maintain Best Management Practices (BMP’s) in land use projects and worked with Local Issuing Authorities (LIA’s) in resolving disputes.
Attorney

Swift Currie McChee & Heirs

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)

March 2006 — July 2008 (2 years 5 months)

Represented construction, developer, employer and mining entities in disputes relating to cost recovery actions, citizen suits and EPA/EPD/OSHA violations. Represented clients before OSAH and other regulatory agencies.
Responsible for evaluating job related risks to employees and advising clients of compliance measures necessary under relevant mandates.
Analyzed and litigated coverage disputes relating to environmental hazards.
Participated in Firm pro bono death penalty case (discovery, pleading, hearing)
Named Rising Star - SuperLawyer (Environmental Litigation) – 2007-2008
Attorney

King and Spalding

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Law Clerk - Intern

U.S. Department of Justice

(Government Agency; Law Practice industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )

Christopher Reeves’s Education

Vermont Law School

JD , Law , 1998 — 2001

Law School Ranked # 1 for its Environmental Law program

Activities and Societies:

• Editor, Journal of Environmental Law
• Moot Court
University of South Carolina-Columbia

B.S. , Biology , 1994 — 1998

• University Leader of the Year
• Caroliniana Award of Excellence
• TOAST Award for Leadership
• Hall of Leaders Award

Activities and Societies:

• Omicron Delta Kappa National Honors Society
• Sigma Chi Fraternity
Vermont Law School

L.L.M. , Environmental Law , 2001