Representative Experience  

Jerry D. Worsham II is a shareholder with the firm.  Mr. Worsham has an extensive practice in environmental compliance and litigation, natural resource development.  His experience includes:  approvals and permits for natural resource development; litigation defense on numerous cases involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA); Climate Change including comment on issues and regulation development; compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); civil and criminal liability defense on environmental matters; ASTM Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments coordination; emergency incident responses; Prospective Purchaser Agreement negotiations; creation of Conservation Easements; and due diligence associated with mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings.  Mr. Worsham reviews and comments on federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations on a regular basis and represents clients before federal and state environmental agencies.  

Associations & Activities  

• American Bar Association
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• Governor’s Mining Advisory Council, Board Member
• The Associated General Contractors of America – Appointed Member to the Environmental Forum Steering Committee
• The Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (2015 – present)
• Barrow Neurological Foundation, Board of Trustees
• Lou Grubb Friends’ Fore Golf & Gala, Committee Member (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Guest Lecturer on Hazardous Waste Regulation for the Arizona State University, Fulton School of Engineering, The Polytechnic School of Environmental and Resource Management  

Awards & Recognition  

• AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Recognized “Environmental Specialist” by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, 2000 – present
• Arizona Top Lawyer, 2010
• Who’s Who Top Lawyer, 2015
• Arizona Finest Lawyer 2014 – 2015
• Southwest Super Lawyers, 2017 – 2018  

Bar Admissions  

• State Bar of Arizona
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of New Mexico
• District of Columbia Bar  

Court Admissions  

• Arizona, 1994
• US District Court of Arizona, 1995
• New Mexico, US District Court of New Mexico, 1989
• District of Columbia, 1994
• Texas, 1996  

Education  

• University of Denver – Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1988)
• Pepperdine University, (M.B.A., 1982)
• Cornell College, (B.S.S., 1978)  

Representative Matters 

• Negotiation of a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) concerning alleged violations of the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule including a Supplemental Environmental Project (“SEP”).
• Negotiation of a Tolling Agreement and a Consent Decree with the EPA for a CERCLA Site.
• Remediation of a Shopping Center with contamination by a former Dry Cleaner tenant.
• Completion of Environmental Due Diligence Associated with a Solar Energy Project.
• Successful Legal Defense of an Apartment Complex with allegations by tenant of Mold Contamination.
• Completion of a Voluntary Remediation Program (“VRP”) application with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) for a commercial property.
• Obtain a Prospective Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with the ADEQ for a new Apartment Complex within an Arizona Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (“WQARF”) Site.
•  Remediation of former Automobile Maintenance and Repair Facility for future sale, lease or financing options

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