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James Barnes

James Barnes

Professor


Education
J.D., (Cum Laude), Harvard University, 1967
B.A., (with High Honors), Michigan State University, 1964

Professional Experience

  • Professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  • Dean, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1988-2000
  • Visiting Professor of Law, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2000-2001
  • Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C, 1985-1988
  • General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1983-1985
  • General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1981- 1983
  • Partner, Beveridge, Fairbanks & Diamond, Washington, D.C., 1977-1981
  • Associate, Beveridge, Fairbanks & Diamond, Washington, D.C., 1975-1976
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Business Administration, Georgetown University, 1975-1981
  • Campaign Manager, Governor William G. Milliken, Lansing, Michigan, 1974
  • Assistant to Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1973
  • Assistant to Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1970-1973
  • Trial Attorney and Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration
  • Trustees Teaching Award, IU School Of Law, 2005
  • Sagamore of the Wabash, 2000

Professional Interest
Environmental law, domestic and international environmental policy, ethics and the public official, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, law and public policy

Current Projects

  • Book in process --History of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970-2010)
  • Chair, Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Finance Advisory Board (EFAB)
  • Member, Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB)

Selected Publications
Full Vita

  • Mallor, Barnes, Bowers and Langvardt, Business Law: The Ethical, Global and E-Commerce Environment (14th edition, 2009) McGraw-Hill.
  • Barnes, Richard and Dworkin, Law for Business (10th edition, 2008) McGraw-Hill.
  • National Academy of Administration Panel Report: Executive Staffing at the Department of Homeland Security (2008).
  • National Academy of Public Administration Panel Report: Institutional Options for Developing a National System of Environmental Indicators (2007).
  • National Academy of Public Administration Panel Report: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Priority-Setting for Water Resource Construction Projects (2007).
  • Expert Report, Review of the Wastewater Permit for the BP-Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan undertaken at the request of Governor Daniels (2007).