Graham C. Zorn
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Recognized for
Environmental Litigation
The Elite Counsel Perspective
Graham’s environmental litigation expertise is formidable, grounded in geology and extensive work on complex groundwater contamination and lead-in-water disputes.
Graham’s environmental litigation expertise is formidable, grounded in geology and extensive work on complex groundwater contamination and lead-in-water disputes.
Overview
Graham focuses on environmental litigation, including toxic tort and products liability disputes. His representative work includes extensive involvement in a series of complex cases concerning alleged groundwater contamination, as well as litigation over lead in drinking water. He also advises clients on Superfund cleanups and liability management, including litigation under CERCLA and comparable state statutes.
Graham represents individual businesses, trade associations and municipalities in litigation involving the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, CERCLA and other federal and state environmental laws. His work under those statutes also includes compliance, enforcement and counseling matters.
Beyond litigation, Graham counsels domestic and international clients on product compliance, market access and enforcement. His experience includes reporting requirements concerning conflict mineral use in electronics, medical devices and consumer products.
Graham earned his law degree from Vermont Law School, where he served as a Head Notes Editor of the Vermont Law Review and participated in the Environment and Natural Resources Law Clinic. While in law school, he clerked in the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Environmental Protection Unit, assisting in the defense of state agencies against a citizen suit alleging Clean Air Act new source review violations. Before law school, he worked for U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on domestic social policy, particularly health care, as well as environment and energy issues. He earned his undergraduate degree from Carleton College, majoring in geology.
Education
- Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 2003)
- Geology
- Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2009)
- Environment & Natural Resources Law Clinic
- Vermont Law Review, 2007-2009
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Wisconsin
- Maine
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court – Western District of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Supreme Court
Honors & Recognition
- Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll (2024)
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Pro Bono High Honor Roll (2023)
- Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, High Honors Recognition (2022-2023)
- Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC, Rising Star (2017-2019)
Professional Associations
- Wisconsin Bar Association