Richard A. Horder

CONTACT INFORMATION

PHONE:

Office Address:
1200 Peachtree Street, N.E
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309

EDUCATION

Georgia State University
(M.B.A., 1977)

London School of Economics
(L.L.M, 1974)

University of Florida College of Law
(J.D., 1971)

University of Florida
(B.A., 1968)

BAR ADMISSIONS

Georgia

Florida

HONORS & RECOGNITION

Past Chair, State Bar of Georgia Environmental Law Section

Past Chair, Atlanta Bar Environmental Law & Toxic Tort Section

President, Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Georgia Super Lawyer

Georgia Top 100 Super Lawyer

Chambers USA

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law

Best Lawyers® 2011 Lawyer of the Year – Environmental Law – Atlanta

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating

Who’s Who Legal (Environment)

Rick Horder has practiced environmental law and litigation for over 48 years. He advises clients on environmental enforcement, permitting, compliance, and counseling matters. Rick has particular insight into Clean Water Act issues, including permitting, wetlands, and jurisdictional determinations, as well as RCRA, CERCLA, EPCRA, the Endangered Species Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Rick's litigation background encompasses a wide range of environmental matters involving regulated substances such as asbestos, formaldehyde, PCBs, and dioxin. He represents clients in toxic tort personal injury cases, citizen suits, agency enforcement actions, natural resources damages claims, and property contamination disputes. Rick brings valuable knowledge from his government and corporate experience, having served as an Assistant United States Attorney representing the EPA, and later as Regional Counsel and Associate General Counsel for Georgia-Pacific Corporation. He also acts as a mediator in environmental disputes, having successfully facilitated resolutions in over 300 environmental matters.