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| Grover G. Hankins: Of Counsel |
A leader in the field of environmental justice, he is committed to protecting the
rights of all Americans. Formerly National General Counsel for The National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and trial attorney
with the U.S. Justice Department, he has also served as Principal Deputy General
Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A graduate of the
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, and Augustana College
in Rock Island, Illinois, he was honored as Distinguished Visiting Professor at
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas,
where he also was Director of the Environmental Justice Clinic.
Admitted: Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals
1st Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit,
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, U.S. Court of
Appeals 8th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 10th
Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, June, 1972
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Finalist, Fredrick Green Moot Court Competition
Honors: National Moot Court Team
Honors: Equal Opportunity Fellow
College: Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, June, 1962 B.A.
Major: Biology
Minor: English
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Honors: Earned 30 Graduate Credits in Zoology and Botany, 1962 to 1964
Member: American Bar Association, National Bar Association, 1985 - 1990, Trial
Lawyers for Public Justice, American Association for Justice, Public Justice Center,
District of Columbia Judicial Conference, 1988 - Present, University of Illinois
School of Law, 1989 - 1995,EPA Region VI Environmental Justice Advisory
Council, Socioeconomic Workgroup State of Texas Environmental Priorities Project
(STEPP), Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, National NAACP
Environmental Justice Project Ad. Board, Houston Environmental Foresight
Committee, Board of Directors Environmental Justice Center, Washington, D.C.,
Consortium For Environmental Risk Evaluation, A Tulane/Xavier Program, The
U.S. Department Of Energy, Petroleum Refining Sector Of The Common Sense
Initiative, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Advisory
Council for Environmental Protection and Technology, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, 1999 - 2001, National Environmental Justice
Advisory Council, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1998 - 2000,
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Federal Advisory Committee,
1996 - 1998, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council's Enforcement
Sub-Committee, 1995 - 1998.
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rights of all Americans. Formerly National General Counsel for The National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and trial attorney
with the U.S. Justice Department, he has also served as Principal Deputy General
Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A graduate of the
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, and Augustana College
in Rock Island, Illinois, he was honored as Distinguished Visiting Professor at
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas,
where he also was Director of the Environmental Justice Clinic.
Admitted: Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals
1st Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit,
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, U.S. Court of
Appeals 8th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 10th
Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, June, 1972
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Finalist, Fredrick Green Moot Court Competition
Honors: National Moot Court Team
Honors: Equal Opportunity Fellow
College: Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, June, 1962 B.A.
Major: Biology
Minor: English
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Honors: Earned 30 Graduate Credits in Zoology and Botany, 1962 to 1964
Member: American Bar Association, National Bar Association, 1985 - 1990, Trial
Lawyers for Public Justice, American Association for Justice, Public Justice Center,
District of Columbia Judicial Conference, 1988 - Present, University of Illinois
School of Law, 1989 - 1995,EPA Region VI Environmental Justice Advisory
Council, Socioeconomic Workgroup State of Texas Environmental Priorities Project
(STEPP), Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, National NAACP
Environmental Justice Project Ad. Board, Houston Environmental Foresight
Committee, Board of Directors Environmental Justice Center, Washington, D.C.,
Consortium For Environmental Risk Evaluation, A Tulane/Xavier Program, The
U.S. Department Of Energy, Petroleum Refining Sector Of The Common Sense
Initiative, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Advisory
Council for Environmental Protection and Technology, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, 1999 - 2001, National Environmental Justice
Advisory Council, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1998 - 2000,
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Federal Advisory Committee,
1996 - 1998, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council's Enforcement
Sub-Committee, 1995 - 1998.
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Grover G. Hankins, principal attorney for The Hankins Law
Firm, P.L.L.C., in Houston, Texas, has practiced law for more
than 30 years. His clients have been awarded millions of
dollars in actions involving products liability, personal injury,
employment and toxic and environmental law, among others.
Firm, P.L.L.C., in Houston, Texas, has practiced law for more
than 30 years. His clients have been awarded millions of
dollars in actions involving products liability, personal injury,
employment and toxic and environmental law, among others.
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