Rick Horder has broad-ranging experience in all areas of environmental law, from negotiating permits through litigating environmental cases. He has successfully negotiated numerous air, water, and solid and hazardous waste permits, and has worked extensively on behalf of clients in matters involving regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation Recovery Act, CERCLA, EPCRA, the Endangered Species Act, and other environmental statutes. Mr. Horder has experience in asbestos, formaldehyde, PCB, dioxin, and other toxic tort personal injury litigation, having defended numerous such cases. He has substantial experience in representing clients in citizen suits and agency enforcement actions, particularly under the Clean Water Act, as well as suits seeking compensation for natural resources damages and property contamination.

Mr. Horder served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the Northern District of Georgia (Civil Division), from 1974 through 1977, where he represented numerous federal agencies including EPA, FDA, and CPSC, and defended Federal Tort Claims Act matters. Prior to joining the firm, he was Regional Counsel for Georgia-Pacific Corporation where he was responsible for environmental matters and general litigation. He also served as Associate General Counsel with Georgia-Pacific where he was directly responsible for environmental compliance and environmental and toxic tort litigation corporate-wide, and supervised corporate and business matters for the Chemical Division.

Mr. Horder was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Environmental Law in 2010 and the five years immediately preceding. He is listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Environmental law. He was named a 2007 Georgia "SuperLawyer" for Environmental law by SuperLawyers magazine and is AV^® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

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