Michael J. Tomko Salt Lake City, Utah
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Michael Tomko is a member of the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources department where his practice focuses on air quality law including rulemaking, permitting and compliance matters. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in engineering and holds a J.D. degree from the University of Utah. Prior to attending law school, Mike worked for over seven years as an environmental and petroleum engineer for Chevron U.S.A., Inc. in southern California. During his time with Chevron, he supervised an air permitting and compliance group. In that position, Mike participated in local, state and federal rulemaking, was involved in PSD permitting issues and negotiated the sale of SO2 emission reduction credits. He has continued to concentrate on air quality issues since coming to Parsons Behle & Latimer. He has represented clients on a wide variety of air quality issues, including: challenging EPA's refusal to evaluate Utah's ozone SIP, participating extensively in air quality rule development, and advising and representing clients on permitting and compliance issues.
Related Activities and Skills:
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law
- Chevron Corp., 1982-1989, Petroleum Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Supervisor of Air Pollution
- Areas of Practice:
- Clean Air Act
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Permitting & Compliance
- Legislative Drafting & Review
- Bar Admissions:
- U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1992
- Utah, 1992
- Education:
- University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah,
1992
J.D. - Pennsylvania State,
1981
B.S.
Major: Environmental Engineering
- Published Works:
- Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law Editor, University of Utah, 1992
- National Solid Waste Management Ass'n v. Alabama Department of Environmental Management: A Failed Attempt to Escape City of Philadelphia, 12:1 J. Energy, Natural Resources and Envtl. L. 185, 1992
- Access to EPA Information in CERCLA Enforcement Actions, Natural Resources and Environment (American Bar Association), Spring, 1994
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- The American Trucking Decision, "What does the Supreme Court's recent Clean Air Act decision mean for cost/benefit analysis in administrative rulemaking, and is the non-delegation doctrine dead again?" Presented by Mike Tomko, April 2001
