Robert
Reges arrived in Alaska in 1977 and immediately
began to study the conflicts then existing
between resource development and environmental
preservation. That interest led him to apply
to law school for a program of environmental
law. From 1982 - 1985 Robert studied at
the University of Arizona in Tucson. During
that time he assisted a professor in developing
a treatise on the federal "Superfund"
statute and assisted a local law firm in
successful litigation under that statute.
Following graduation
Robert spent one year clerking for the Arizona
Court of Appeals then moved to Dallas, Texas
as a staff attorney with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency. While at
EPA he focused upon "RCRA" permitting.
Entering private
practice, Robert worked in Tucson on a variety
of Underground Storage Tank; water appropriation;
and Clean Water Act compliance issues. He
returned to Alaska after the Exxon Valdez
Oil Spill to join the team defending Exxon
Shipping Company.
Thereafter, he
joined the State of Alaska Department of
Law where he developed legislation and regulations,
including a comprehensive rewrite of Alaska's
Air Quality Statutes. He successfully recovered
millions of dollars from responsible parties
to be used in cleaning contaminated sites.
After returning
to private practice, Robert was the initial
author of the bill that became Alaska's
Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental
Compliance Program. He expanded his practice
to include real estate issues because they
were often inextricably intertwined with
environmental issues. He now has extensive
experience in the law of easements and other
encumbrances on title. Robert continues
to assist a variety of individual and corporate
clients in solving problems related to use
or preservation of land, water and air.
When
not practicing law, Robert is an avid builder
and remodeler, constantly renovating residential
real estate, much to the dismay of his wife.
Notwithstanding that dusty pastime, Robert's
wife has stuck with him for over 20 years.
They have one son, now in High School.
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