As part of Mr. Fuhrman’s experience related to environmental civil penalty cases, he provided deposition testimony thirty-three times; and testified nine times in courtroom settings (i.e., five times in federal district courts, once in U.S. Bankruptcy court, once in a state court, and twice in U.S. EPA administrative law hearings).

The plaintiffs in these cases included federal and state governments, environmental advocacy groups. and private corporations.

The defendants included:

• County governments (i.e., the County of Maui, in Hawaii, and Westchester County, in New York State);
• Municipalities (i.e., the City of Los Angeles, California; and Woodbridge, Carteret, and Perth Amboy, New Jersey);
• Various manufacturing, mining, agribusiness, food processing, petroleum refining, steel-making, and chemical production companies;
• An electric utility;
• A steam generation company;
• A port facility;
• A railroad;
• A leak detection and repair company;
• A race track;
• A retail store;
• A company that operates full-service travel centers in many states; and
• Small to medium size businesses.

These engagements involved many different environmental protection regulatory programs, including those designed to control air and water pollution, disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, pesticide and chemical manufacturing, and releases from underground storage tanks.

They involved facilities in many states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia.