Richard L. O'Rourke

Environmental, Mediation
One North Broadway, Suite 700
White Plains, New York 10601


Environmental

Admitted

1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Law School

Pace University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Law School Graduation Year

1981

College

State University of New York, College at Geneseo, B.A., 1971; Bowling Green State University, M.A.,

Memberships

Westchester County, Putnam County, New York State (Member, Environmental Section) and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Council; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Magistrates Association

Biographical

Phi Alpha Theta. Author: Variance Applications and the Zoning Board of Appeals, Westchester Bar Journal, 1985. Author and Speaker: Land Use Litigation Update, NYC Watershed Regulations, Westchester County Bar Association, 2001. Speaker: Administration and Enforcement of Land Use Controls, New York State Bar Association, 2002; New York Environmental Law Practical Skills State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR), 1999; Emerging Issues in Environmental Law, Land Use Regulation, New York State Bar Association, 1995; Environmental Law, Land Use Law and Planning, New York State Bar Association, Municipal Law Section Annual Conference, 1993; Westchester Municipal Planning Federation, 1987, 1993; 1995; Putnam County Division of Planning and Development, 1990; Nassau Academy of Law, 1994. Member, 1983-1986 and Chairman, 1985-1986, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Southeast. Town Attorney, Town of Southeast, 1986-1989. Articles Editor, Westchester County Bar Journal, 1986-2001. Member, Board of Visitors, Pace University School of Law, 2001—. Secretary/Treasurer, 1993-1994; President, 1997-1999, Putnam County Magistrates Association. Village Justice, Village of Brewster, 1992—. Member, Committee to Promote Gender Fairness in the Courts, Ninth Judicial District. Fellow: American Bar Foundation, 2001—.

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