Practice/Organization Description
David Scriven-Young is an environmental attorney in the Chicago office of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. His mission is to work hard on behalf of his corporate and individual clients to obtain the best possible result in the most cost-effective manner. He will be there to protect your interests.
Mr. Scriven-Young’s environmental expertise includes handling Superfund cases and wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage claims arising out of underground storage tank leaks, spills of chlorinated solvents, and other chemical releases. He has represented clients before the U.S. EPA and state environmental agencies in enforcement matters. He has counseled clients on compliance and/or permitting issues under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Toxic Substances Control Act. He has also helped clients take advantage of state and federal audit policies. In addition, he has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions concerning environmental liability and permitting issues, and conducted due diligence and prepared representations and warranties for corporate transactions.
Before joining Peckar & Abramson, Mr. Scriven-Young was an attorney at Jenner & Block LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP. He is now able to provide the same excellent service and charge a much lower rate.
Mr. Scriven-Young regularly speaks and publishes on environmental legal issues. He is the author of the Illinois Environmental Law Blog (http://illinoisenvironmentallaw.com), which provides news and updates on cases, laws, and regulations involving Illinois environmental issues. Mr. Scriven-Young also holds several leadership positions in bar associations and the community, including being Liaison to the prestigious ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law and Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s YLS Environmental Law Committee.
For his efforts, Mr. Scriven-Young has been given several awards, including being named a “Rising Star” by Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the State of Illinois are named to the list. He was also selected by DePaul University to a list of 14 successful alumni under 40 years old and profiled in DePaul Magazine.
Mr. Scriven-Young received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Marquette University, and a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law. While at DePaul, He was on law review and an extern for The Honorable Blanche M. Manning, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Mr. Scriven-Young is accepting new clients and would appreciate any referrals. You are welcome to meet with him for free, without cost or obligation of any kind. To set up a free initial consultation, please contact him directly by phone at (312) 239-9722 or e-mail at dscriven-young@pecklaw.com.
Bar Admissions
State of Illinois; United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Northern District of Indiana
Education
DePaul University College of Law
Marquette University
Professional Associations & Memberships
American Bar Association
--Liaison to Standing Committee on Environmental Law
--YLD Committee and Liaison Director for Membership Entities
--Co-Chair, Section of Litigation Young Advocate Committee Networking & Rainmaking Subcommittee
--Past Chair, YLD Environmental Law Committee
--Past Chair, YLD Law Practice Management Committee
Chicago Bar Association
--Co-Chair, YLS Environmental Law Committee
--Legislative Liaison, CBA Environmental Law Committee
DePaul University
--Alumni Advisor, Environmental Law Society
--Co-Chair, President’s Club Recent Graduate Committee
Honors and Awards
Selected as a “Rising Star” in Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine
Selected to the “14 Under 40” Alumni List in DePaul Magazine
Awarded the “David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service” from the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section
Awarded “Star of the Quarter” from the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Awarded “Great Lakes Stewardship Award for Advocate of the Year” from the Alliance for the Great Lakes
Awarded Public Interest Law Initiative Fellowship
Selected to Who’s Who in America
Selected to Who’s Who in American Law
Quoted in Numerous Publications, including BNA’s Daily Environment Report, ABA Journal, and American Bar Association’s Student Lawyer Magazine
