Brett D. Heinrich
Shareholder
222 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601
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Brett D. Heinrich
Shareholder
Brett D. Heinrich is a Shareholder and a member of the firm’s Environmental group.
Mr. Heinrich focuses his practice on a diverse range of environmental matters, including enforcement litigation, compliance counseling, remediation, Superfund, RCRA citizen suits, Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act suits, transactional counseling and various environmental aspects of real estate transactions. He represents clients in a variety of service areas, such as manufacturing, waste management and waste transportation, and industries such as building materials, chemicals, paper, insurance, cosmetics and food.
Mr. Heinrich has successfully negotiated consent decrees and settlements for his clients and has obtained favorable solid and hazardous waste, air and water permit terms.
Before joining Vedder Price, Mr. Heinrich served as head of the Environmental Law and Regulations group at his prior firm. He also served in various counsel positions at Waste Management, Inc., where he became a nationally recognized Superfund practitioner and environmental litigator.
As part of the Criminal Enforcement Team at the Illinois Attorney General’s office, Mr. Heinrich successfully prosecuted the first Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste case in Illinois.
Since 2012, Mr. Heinrich has an “AV Preeminent” Peer Rating in Martindale Hubbell and has been selected by his peers as an Environmental Leading Lawyer from 2011 to 2023. Since 2023, he has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the Environmental Law category.
Brett D. Heinrich
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Education
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1985
- University of Illinois, B.A., 1982
Brett D. Heinrich
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Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1986
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1996
Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association, Environmental & Energy Section
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association, Environmental Section
- Member, Chicago Bar Association, Environmental Section
- Member, Board of Directors, Tree Fund
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Publications
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December 16, 2021 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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February 10, 2021 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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October 22, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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October 9, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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July 2, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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April 17, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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March 27, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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March 26, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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March 10, 2020 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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May 15, 2019 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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January 2015 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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September 2014 | Newsletter/Bulletin
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News
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August 17, 2023 | Press Release
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August 18, 2022 | Press Release
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January 10, 2020 | Media Mention
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July 25, 2017 | Media Mention
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June 27, 2017 | Press Release
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May 19, 2017 | Press Release
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May 8, 2017 | Press Release
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September 23, 2016 | Press Release
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February 2013 | Media Mention
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February 2013 | Press Release
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Upcoming Events
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October 4, 2023 | Seminar
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Past Events
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May 17, 2023 | Webinar
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May 9-10, 2023 | Seminar
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September 14, 2021 | Seminar
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March 10, 2020 | Seminar
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February 13, 2020 | Seminar
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November 11, 2019 | Seminar
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September 16, 2019 | Seminar
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March 15, 2019 | Seminar
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November 12, 2018 | Seminar
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March 16, 2018 | Seminar
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November 8, 2017 | Seminar
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November 10, 2016 | Seminar
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November 13, 2015 | Seminar
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November 11, 2015 | Special Event
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October 09, 2014 | Special EventLegal Careers Panel Discussion, University of Illinois Law School
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January 30, 2014 | Seminar
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November 13, 2013 | Special EventLegal Careers Panel Discussion, University of Illinois Law School
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October 8-9, 2013 | Seminar"EHS Auditing From a Legal Perspective," International Audit Protocol Consortium Fall North American Meeting
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