People: Craig B. Simonsen, Paralegal

Craig B. Simonsen

Paralegal

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-5223
Fax: (312) 460-7223
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Craig B. Simonsen is a senior litigation paralegal working primarily with the Seyfarth Shaw Labor & Employment and Environmental, Safety & Toxic Torts Practice Groups.  Mr. Simonsen is an author and managing editor of several books, including the Pearson Prentice Hall Legal Series titles Essentials of Environmental Law, 3rd ed. (2007), and Computer-Aided Legal Research (CALR) on The Internet (2006).  Mr. Simonsen has spoken on environmental law and internet legal resource topics at the Air & Waste Management Association’s (AWMA) 2008 through 2010 Annual Conferences, at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) WasteCon 2008, at the American Industrial Hygiene Association's 2007 Conference and Exposition, and at the National Solid Wastes Management Association’s (NSWMA) WasteExpo 2007 Conference.  In addition, he has organized and presented several webinars on environmental law topics for the SWANA, and has also been a frequent speaker for the Lake Michigan States Section of the AWMA.

Mr. Simonsen has over twenty years of experience in handling large document, multi-party litigation matters, including class action employment-based, environmental, and toxic tort matters.  For example, one matter involved hundreds of store managers at a large national chain store.  Another matter involved many tens of parties working to settle liability in a Superfund case.  Another matter involved the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) contamination of a facility property, which over thirty years ended-up contaminating an entire residential neighborhood for blocks.  For these cases, large document image databases were set-up and used extensively in the discovery and trial phases of the proceedings.

Craig B. Simonsen is a senior litigation paralegal working primarily with the Seyfarth Shaw Labor & Employment and Environmental, Safety & Toxic Torts Practice Groups.  Mr. Simonsen is an author and managing editor of several books, including the Pearson Prentice Hall Legal Series titles Essentials of Environmental Law, 3rd ed. (2007), and Computer-Aided Legal Research (CALR) on The Internet (2006).  Mr. Simonsen has spoken on environmental law and internet legal resource topics at the Air & Waste Management Association’s (AWMA) 2008 through 2010 Annual Conferences, at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) WasteCon 2008, at the American Industrial Hygiene Association's 2007 Conference and Exposition, and at the National Solid Wastes Management Association’s (NSWMA) WasteExpo 2007 Conference.  In addition, he has organized and presented several webinars on environmental law topics for the SWANA, and has also been a frequent speaker for the Lake Michigan States Section of the AWMA.

Mr. Simonsen has over twenty years of experience in handling large document, multi-party litigation matters, including class action employment-based, environmental, and toxic tort matters.  For example, one matter involved hundreds of store managers at a large national chain store.  Another matter involved many tens of parties working to settle liability in a Superfund case.  Another matter involved the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) contamination of a facility property, which over thirty years ended-up contaminating an entire residential neighborhood for blocks.  For these cases, large document image databases were set-up and used extensively in the discovery and trial phases of the proceedings.

Education

  • M.A., Northeastern University (1985)
  • Lawyer’s Assistant Certificate, Litigation Specialty, Roosevelt University (1983)

  • B.A., Northeastern University (1981)
    with honors

Affiliations

  • Air and Waste Management Association (Member)
  • Illinois Paralegal Association (Member)

Presentations

  • “Internet Sources For Energy And Environmental Compliance Information,” Air and Waste Management Association’s 2010 Annual Conference (June 22-25, 2010)
  • “Review of U.S. EPA’s Current Substantive Rulemaking,” Air and Waste Management Association’s 2009 Annual Conference (June 16-18, 2009)
  • “Energy, Warming and Waste Compliance Internet Resource Demonstration” at the 2008 Annual WasteCon (October 21-23, 2008)
  • “Overview of Environmental Law,” Air and Waste Management Association’s 2008 Annual Conference (June 24-27, 2008)
  • “Internet Enforcement and Compliance Resources for the Air & Waste Management Professional,” Air and Waste Management Association’s 2008 Annual Conference (June 24-27, 2008
  • “Essentials of Environmental Law,” American Industrial Hygiene Association's 2007 Annual Conference (June 1-7, 2007)
  • “Navigating the Internet for the Waste Industry,” Waste Expo (May 7, 2007)
  • “Essentials of Environmental Law,” National Association of Environmental Professionals 2007 Annual Conference (April 22 - 25, 2007)
  • “SWANA E-Training Conferences: Overview of the Clean Air Act, and Overview of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,” Solid Waste Association of North America (March 13 & 20, 2007)
  • “Environmental Law Paralegal -- Resources and Projects,” IPA Fall 2006 Education Conference (October 13, 2006)

Publications

  • Contributing Author and Administrator of the Environmental & Safety Law Update Blog, found at www.environmentalsafetyupdate.com.
  • “Essentials of Environmental Law,” Pearson Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition (2007)
  • “Computer-Aided Legal Research (CALR) on The Internet,” Pearson Prentice Hall (2006)
  • “Environmental Law Resource Guide,” Clark Boardman and Callaghan (1995)
  • Book Review, "Adaptive Governance: Integrating Science, Policy, and Decision Making," Environmental Practice, Journal of the National Association of Environmental Professionals,
    Vol. 8, No. 2 (June 2006)