Of Counsel Denver Office 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202-3979 Phone: 303-295-8229 Fax: 303-975-5435 lvolmert@hollandhart.com

PRACTICE AREAS

Environmental Natural Resources Superfund Water Quality Underground Storage Tanks Litigation Air Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste

With experience spanning two decades, Mr. Volmert represents clients in many different industries regarding environmental compliance and enforcement. Since joining Holland & Hart in 1990, he has worked with clients in the mining, oil and gas, energy and traditional manufacturing industries, as well as firms with a more advanced technological focus. He helps these clients negotiate permits, resolve disputes, obtain favorable agency rulings and defend enforcement proceedings concerning air and water quality, hazardous waste, and cleanup of contaminated sites.

Recently, he has devoted considerable time to cutting edge issues in air quality regulation and enforcement and succeeded in helping clients avoid plant shutdowns, minimize penalties for long-standing violations, and reduce permitting burdens while preserving environmental values.

Before joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Volmert was Associate General Counsel and environmental counsel for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company from 1981-1990. In that capacity, he successfully represented Alyeska in major enforcement actions and complex permit negotiations regarding air and water quality matters. These included a high-profile EPA investigation of alleged fraud and violations of the Clean Water Act, and a major State/EPA Clean Air Act enforcement action. He was responsible for developing the company's hazardous waste compliance and environmental audit programs, as well as participating in enhanced oil spill response planning after the Exxon Valdez spill.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Mr. Volmert is active with the Air Quality Committee of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry and with the Colorado Petroleum Association, representing these industry groups concerning developing issues.

He is co-author of the Water Quality Chapter of the American Law of Mining treatise, and has spoken on air, water, waste and enforcement issues before client, industry and professional audiences.

He is a member of the Colorado, Alaska, California, and American Bar Associations.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mr. Volmert chaired the Manual High School Collaborative Decision Making Committee and was vice-chair of the PTSA from 1992-95. He has worked with the Colorado Lawyers Committee on foster care and Medicaid cases, and served on the Colorado Bar Association Committee on the Availability of Legal Services. Since 1996, he has provided pro bono representation to and served on the Board of Platte River Industries, a non-profit organization that provides employment opportunities for disabled persons. He is an active member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

EDUCATION

University of California (J.D., 1970)

Stanford University (B.A., 1967)