Bernard F. Hawkins Jr.

Bernard Hawkins Jr. applies his scientific background and legal training in working nationally on science-based litigation and dispute resolution.

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (1990)
• University of South Carolina, BS, Biology, magna cum laude (1986)

Admissions:

• South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Experience:

• Experience in environmental law, toxic tort and pharmaceutical/drug and medical device litigation
• Involved in commenting on and challenging federal rulemakings in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
• Lead counsel in obtaining RCRA and air permits in challenged proceedings for the first new secondary lead smelter permitted in the United States in over 25 years
• Received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to act as special environmental counsel for a manufacturing company during the company’s bankruptcy process
• Retained to coordinate the resolution of a chemical regulation dispute in U.S. jurisdictions and numerous other countries

Professional Activities:

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• American Bar Association, Section of Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Section of Business Law
• South Carolina Bar
• American Chemical Society

Community:

• South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Technical Committee and Air Subcommittee
• United Way of the Midland’s Tocqueville Society