Biography

• Author: Barry E. Hill
• Pages: 11-11

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Biography

Barry E. Hill is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vermont Law

School, where he has taught an environmental justice and sustain-

able development course for 20 years. Mr. Hill is Senior Counsel

for Environmental Governance, Oce of International and Tribal

Aairs, U.S. Environmental Protection A gency (EPA). Previously,

Mr. Hill was Director of EPA’s Oce of Environmental Justice from

1998-2007. Prior to that, he was the U.S. Department of the Interior’s

Associate Solicitor, Division of Conservation and Wildlife, and the

Director, Oce of Hearings and Appeals. Prior positions include: Of

Counsel to the law rm of Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, where he prac-

ticed environmental law; Project Manager of the Superfund Business

Unit of ICF International, a n international consulting rm; Special

Counsel to the Attorney General of the District of Columbia; Lega l Counsel to the Inspector General of

the U.S. EPA; Law Secretar y to the Deputy Administrative Judge of New York City (Criminal Division);

and an Assista nt District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York.

Mr. Hill has been a Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute from 2010-2012. Mr. Hill

has lectured in the Middle East, Af rica, South and Central America, and the Caribbean on the following

topics: establishing an environmental law and policy framework for national governments; environmental

justice and sustainable development; capacity-building training in environmental law for judges, prosecu-

tors, government regulators, citizens, and the bar; citizen involvement in the environmental enforcement

process; a nd the impact of global warming on indigenous populations. In 2011, Mr. Hill delivered the

Distinguished Lecture for t he Trinidad & Tobago Environmental Commission, and the Supreme Court

of Trinidad & Tobago.

In 2011, Mr. Hill was presented t he “Distinguished A lumni Award” by Brooklyn College of the City

University of New York for his “commitment to environmental justice and sustainable development, and

pioneering leadership in the eld of environmental law and policy in the U.S. and abroad.”

In 2001, Mr. Hill was presented the “Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and

Policy” by the American Bar Association for his work—teaching, research, and leadership—in the areas of

environmental justice and sustainable development, and environmental law and policy.

Since 1999, Mr. Hill has been a Fellow of the American Bar Association’s American Bar Foundation in

recognition of his professional accomplishments, distinguished service, and commitment to the study of

law and legal research.

Mr. Hill received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Brooklyn College; M.A. degree in Political

Science from Howard University; and a J.D. degree from the Cornell University Law School. In 2012,

Mr. Hill received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the omas Jeerson School of Law, since he

“steadfastly foug ht environmental injustice by taking action to decrease environmental risks and to raise

awareness of these issues, and by providing communities with the appropriate tools needed to address seri-

ous environmental problems.”