Cases, Battles, and Blessings of a Lifetime

R. Timothy McCrum

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R. Timothy McCrum shares stories of 40 years of legal battles over environmental and natural resources, as well as his family life and Catholic faith.

In May 1981, R. Timothy McCrum had just finished his first year of law school. Although, he had no full-time job or tangible prospects, he did have a fiancé who believed in him. In love and filled with optimism, McCrum and his new bride, Andrea, boarded a plane in Pittsburgh and headed to Oregon to create a new life together, never envisioning that twenty-four years later, they would build a beautiful log vacation home on the same Pennsylvania lake where they honeymooned.



In a fascinating retelling of his life story, McCrum details his law career based in the nation’s capital from the Ronald Reagan administration through the Trump era as he practiced both in public service and with a major law firm. He reveals insights into dozens of cases from the unique perspective of a lawyer who battled the federal government and environmental activist groups at all levels of the federal courts. McCrum also describes the blessings of family life and the challenges of balancing his demanding career obligations with that family life, his personal travels, and how his Catholic faith was reawakened later in his career.



Cases, Battles, and Blessings of a Lifetime shares the life story of a seasoned Washington, DC, attorney that highlights his forty years of legal battles, his family life, and his Catholic faith.

Sujets

• Droit et juridique
• Catholic
• Law

Informations

• Publié par: Archway Publishing
• Date de parution: 18 novembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781665730273
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Cases, Battles, and Blessings of a Lifetime

R. Timothy McCrum

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements Prologue 1. May 22, 1981: A Grand Wedding and Life Really Sta rts to Hum 2. Studying and Working as Newlyweds in the Northwes t 3. Heading Back East 4. Interior Department Days 5. The Mining Claim Forfeiture Case:United States v. Locke, 471 U.S. 84 (1985) 6. The Stillwater Mine Opinion:Apex & Extralateral Rights Issues Raised by the Stillwater Mineral Patent, Solicitor’s Opinion M-36955, 93 I.D. 369 (April 1 8, 1986) 7. The Independent Mine Rule Case:Schlosser v. Pierce, 92 IBLA 109, 93 I.D. 211 (1986) 8. The Granite Rock Preemption Case:California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co., 480 U.S. 572 (1987) 9. The Oil Shale Case:Tosco Corp. v. Hodel, 611 F. Supp. 1130 (D. Colo. 1985) 10. The Conoco/Consol Coal Leasing Case:Conoco, Inc. v. Hodel, 626 F. Supp. 287 (D. Del. 1986) 11. Moving on: Leaving the Interior Department and B ecoming a Father 12. Life Begins in the Big D.C. Law Firm 13. The U.S. EPA Extraordinary Misconduct Case:United States v. Envirite Corp., 143 F.R.D. 27, 22 ELR 20887, 34 E.R.C. 1613 (D. Con n. 1991) th 14. The Landmark OSHA Rule Case:AFL-CIO et al. v. OSHA, 965 F.2d 962 (11 Cir. 1992) 15. “Paternity Leave” at the Law Firm in the 1990s 16. The Coal Dust Tampering Case: Secretary of Labor v. Keystone Coal Mining, 151 F.3d 1096 (D.C. Cir. 1998), andIn re: Contests of Respirable Dust Sample Alteration Citations, 17 FMSHRC 1819 (1995), and 15 FMSHRC 1456 (1993) 17. Unusual Spiritual Interludes in the Late 1990s 18. A Multi-Billion Dollar Case for the Hardrock Min ing Industry:North Santiam Watershed Council v. Kinross Gold et al., 1998 WL 118176 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 9, 1998) 19. Sundays Became Family Days, Family Skits Become a Tradition, and Andrea Launches theSt. Patrick’s Home School! 20. The Battles for Wireless Communications in the D .C. Area National Parks 21. The Stibnite Mine CERCLA Case:Mobil Oil Corp. v. United States, No. 99-1467- A (E.D. Va. voluntary dismissal per settlement, entered Aug. 15, 2000) 22. The Buena Vista Mercury Mine CERCLA Case: United States v. Buena Vista Mines, et al., No. CV 98-7226-SVW (C.D. Cal., settled by Consen t Decree, Nov. 15, 2002) th 23. May 22, 2001: A 20 Wedding Anniversary Trip to Rome to See Pope John Paul II 24. The Underground Coal Mining and Gas Storage Fiel d Case:Columbia Gas Co. v. Consolidation Coal Co. and McElroy Coal, No. 99-2071 (W.D. Pa., voluntary dismissal per settlement entered, Oct. 9, 2001) 25. The BedRoc Mineral Law Case at the U.S. Supreme Court:BedRoc Limited, LLC, et al. v. United States, 541 U.S. 176 (2004) 26. The Blessings of Deerfield: If You Build It, The y Will Come! 27. The Battles for the Chi Phi Fraternity 28. The Battle for Barry’s Magic Shop