Christopher A. Walker has worked with virtually every facet of federal and Ohio environmental law in a career that spans over thirty years. Chris began his career in 1988 as an Ohio Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Enforcement Section, where he served as lead counsel on numerous environmental enforcement matters relating to air and water pollution, hazardous waste, and public drinking water. From 1995-99, he was a member of the environmental practice group of Thompson, Hine & Flory, a major Midwest law firm. In 2005 Chris co-founded Van Kley & Walker, a leading Ohio environmental law firm for 17 years.
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Government Service
Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Enforcement Section, Office of the Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1988-90, 1993-95.
Education
Vanderbilt School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee (J.D. 1988).
University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio (B.A. English 1985).
Honors and Leadership
Past Chairman, Ohio State Bar Association Environmental Law Committee
Past Chairman, Dayton Bar Association Environmental Committee
Nominated Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ohio State Bar Association dedicated to public understanding of the judicial system.
Nominated Fellow of the Dayton Bar Foundation, a distinction extended to lawyers and judges in the Dayton legal community recognized for having maintained the highest standards of the legal profession.
Selected annually for inclusion in numerous peer-reviewed lists of leading environmental lawyers, including Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, and Chambers USA.
Lectures and Presentations
Update on PFAS and Environmental Due Diligence, Dayton Bar Association (October 6, 2022)
Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions, Ohio State Bar Association (September 13, 2015)
Making Sense of Conflicting Standards for TCE in Indoor Air, 30th Annual Ohio Environment, Energy and Resources Law Seminar, Granville, Ohio (April 24, 2015)
What’s the Fuss About Fracking?, Dayton Bar Association (December 15, 2014)
Environmental Law Considerations in Estate Planning and Decedents’ Estates, Dayton Bar Association (November 7, 2014)