Education
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Catholic University of America, J.D., 1976
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Emerson College, B.A., 1973
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Colorado
Clerkships
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Hon. John W. Kern, III,
District of Columbia Court of Appeals,
1976
- 1977
Awards and Honors
- Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006
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John Voorhees splits his time between Washington D.C. and Colorado. His practice focuses on corporate compliance, environmental and civil litigation, and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Voorhees creates compliance systems for innovative solutions to business problems and has been at the forefront of environmental management systems for many years. He works with electric utilities, and in clean tech energy sectors and assists Federal, State and Local governments to solve environmental problems. With more than 30 years of litigation experience, Mr. Voorhees also served for 11 years as a federal prosecutor in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). He has litigated environmental, civil, white-collar, and criminal cases (as a prosecutor) in courts throughout the United States.
Environmental And Compliance
- Clean Water Act
- Superfund (cost recovery and contribution)
- Environmental compliance systems, development, and implementation
- Asbestos
Defense Litigation
- Civil and criminal investigations
- Internal investigations
- Defense strategy development and implementation
Author
- Corporate Director’s Ethics and Compliance Handbook, NACD (2003) (co-author)
- International Environmental Risk Management: ISO 14000 and the Systems Approach, Lewis Publishers (1997) (co-author)
- Corporate Compliance Principles, National Center for Preventive Law (1997) (member and team leader)
Professional Affiliations:
Co-Chair, Colorado Lawyers Committee, Mental Health Task Force
Chair of the Board of Directors, Leave No Trace (1999-2005)
American Bar Association
Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado Law School (1999)
Adjunct Professor, University College of the University of Denver (1993-1999)
Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Law School (1995-1998)
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