Beier Howlett • Jeffrey K. Haynes

Education:

• University of Michigan, J.D. 1975
• University of Michigan, A.B. 1972, with high distinction

Admitted to Practice:

• Michigan, 1975
• Illinois, 1978
• District of Columbia, 1979
• US Supreme Court, 1979
• US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988
• US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977
• US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 2004
• US Eastern District of Michigan, 1986
• US Western District of Michigan, 1997
• US Northern District of Illinois, 1978
• US Court of Federal Claims, 1997

Accomplishments:

• Co-editor, Michigan Environmental Law Deskbook (1992); Second Edition (forthcoming 2010)
• The Best Lawyers in America (1989-present)
• Who's Who in American Law (2007-present)
• Who's Who in America (2008-present)
• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Advisory Council (2007-present)
• Adjunct lecturer in environmental law, University of Michigan-Dearborn (1987-present)
• State Bar of Michigan, Environmental Law Section, Distinguished Service Award (1996)

Cases:

• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States, 552 U.S. 130 (2008) (argued) (statute of limitations in Court of Federal Claims is jurisdictional)
• Comerica Bank-Detroit v. Allen Industries, Inc., 769 F. Supp. 1408 (E.D. Mich. 1991) (UCFA applies to settlements under CERCLA)
• Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario v. City of Detroit, 874 F.2d 332 (6th Cir. 1989) (Clean Air Act does not preempt Michigan Environmental Protection Act)
• Michigan Humane Society v. Natural Resources Comm’n, 158 Mich. App. 393 (1987) (DNR lacks statutory authority to declare open hunting season on mourning doves)

Publications:

• Michigan Environmental Protection Act, in Michigan Environmental Law Deskbook (ICLE 1992 and annual supplements)
• Michigan's Environmental Protection Act in its Sixth Year: Substantive Environmental Law from Citizen Suits, 53 U Detroit J Urban L 589 (1976)
• Michigan Water Resources Commission Act Amendments: A Response to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 7 U Mich J L Reform 455 (1974)

Seminars:

• Emerging Riparian Access Issues, seminar on Water Law Basics in Michigan (Lorman Education, Troy, Michigan, 2003)
• So Your Client Wants to Get an Injunction (Environmental Law Section, 2007)

Bar Activities:

• State Bar of Michigan, Environmental Law Section (Chair, 1987-88, Council Member 1981-1985, 1989-95, 2006-present)
• Michigan Environmental Law Journal (Editor 1985-87)
• Michigan State Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Oakland County Bar Association, Environmental Law Committee (Chair 1990-91)

Community Activities

• Kiwanis Club of Royal Oak (Board of Directors 1987-89, 1995-97, 2001-present)
• Boy Scout Troop 1610 (Assistant Scoutmaster 1999-2003)
• Cub Scout Pack 1607 (Committee Chair 1991-96)
• Kirk in the Hills Chancel Choir (2000-present)