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Kenneth R. Myers 
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Of Counsel
phone (610) 275-0700
fax (610) 275-5290
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Kenneth R. Myers is Of Counsel to the law firm of High Swartz LLP. He was previously a Partner (1971 - 2000) and a member of the Senior Council of the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Mr. Myers received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Illinois.

At Morgan Lewis, Mr. Myers was a founder of the environmental practice commencing in 1970. He has litigated some of the foundational cases under state and federal environmental laws.

Mr. Myers has advised and represented clients in regulatory matters before city, state and federal public utility commissions and appeals courts. His clients have included major electric, gas, pipeline, telephone, water and sewer companies as well as interveners and protestants.

Mr. Myers is listed in Naifeh and Smith's The Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who in American Law, and has also appeared in the Philadelphia Magazine and Corporate Counsel magazine lists of top lawyers.

Mr. Myers is co-author of the 50-state compendium Environmental Spill Reporting Handbook (WestGroup, 2003), and the Pennsylvania contributing author of the award-winning treatise Environmental Law Practice Guide (Matthew Bender, 1999).

He is immediate past Chairman and a Director of the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin and served as chair of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's Year 2000 Environmental Planning Committee. Mr. Myers is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations.

Areas of Practice:
Environmental Law
Public Utility Law
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1963
Pennsylvania, 1968
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1963
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1968
Education:
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963
J.D.


Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1960
B.S.
Major:  Electrical Engineering


Published Works:
Environmental Law Practice Guide (Contributing Author), Matthew Bender, 2000


Environmental Spill Handbook (Co-Author), West Group, 2001


Sewer & Water System Planning and Operation Developments, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Municipal Law Colloquium, 2003


Superfund Strikes PUHCA Holding Companies, Public Utilities Fortnightly, April 15, 2003


Environmental Programs of Concern to Water and Wastewater Utilities in Pennsyvlania, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education, 2007


Planning and Implementing Utility Infrastructure Investments in an Era of Widening Choices, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education, 2007


Honors and Awards:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Award, 1983


Water Resources Association of Delaware River Basin Award, 1997


Best Lawyers in America


Who's Who in America


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Albert Einstein Healthcare System, 1997 - 2001
Overseer


Belmont Hospital, 1999 - 2001
Director


Water Resources Asssociation of Delaware River, 1974 - 2001
Director, Past President


Past Employment Positions:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LL.P, Partner, 1968 - 2000


Ross, Hardies & O'Keefe, Associate, 1963 - 1968


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Office Location

High Swartz LLP
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404

Phone: 610-275-0700
Fax: 610-275-5290
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