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Profile
Education:
J.D., Yale University School of Law, 1975
B.A., summa cum laude, University of Notre Dame, 1972
Concentration:
Environmental law, Commercial Litigation, Labor Law, Antitrust
Ligitation
Professional
Profile: John
is a trial lawyer by background and has served or is serving as an
allocator/mediator/facilitator/arbitrator in a variety of environmental
and commercial contexts. He has served or is
serving five federal district courts as a neutral allocator in complex,
multiparty environmental litigation, in many cases of which he has taken
all of the deposition discovery under case
management orders followed by the issuance of
his findings of fact that then serve as the basis for settlement. He has
successfully mediated or arbitrated a large
number of environmental and commercial disputes as well.
In the environmental arena in particular, he seeks to utilize his
litigation experience and understanding of the
discovery and trial processes. In combination with
this, the knowledge he has gained from extensive hands -on site
technical work; broad work with local, state
and governmental agencies; familiarity with relevant case law;
and an extensive background in addressing allocation issues brings
parties together to resolve disputes before
the expenditure of unreasonable litigation costs. Read
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November 2003
07-November-03
Judge picks lawyer as special master for Everglades cleanup
By Neil Santaniello and Mike Clary
© Sun-Sentinel
Miami lawyer John M. Barkett once described himself as a professional "peacemaker."
But there's this side to him, too: In his off hours he has a penchant for juggling -- in clown face paint.
Both skills ought to come in handy for the Miami attorney and highly seasoned mediator of environmental disputes nationwide as he steps into his new job: Everglades special master.
In that role, handed to him Thursday by U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno, Barkett will walk into a firestorm of disagreements -- and lots of warring legal actions in perpetual motion. The University of Miami adjunct law professor, former Dade County School Board hearing officer and lecturer will now help Moreno monitor progress under a 1992 state-federal settlement agreement guiding Florida's efforts to limit phosphorus pollution pouring into the 'Glades.
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• Judge Moreno's
Special Master appointment order
[1mb pdf file] Environmental lawyer appointed to supervise Everglades cleanup
By Robert P. King
© Palm Beach Post
A Miami environmental lawyer with experience in complex pollution cases will oversee the state's $1.1 billion Everglades cleanup, a judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno named
John M. Barkett as the special master in the 15-year-old Everglades case, in which the state and federal governments are squaring off with the sugar industry, the Miccosukee Indian tribe and a throng of environmental groups.
Barkett, a partner in the firm
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, appears to be a stranger to Everglades litigation. But he has served as a mediator and represented corporate clients in pollution disputes around the country, including a Tampa-area Superfund case in which he negotiated settlements for more than 1,000 parties. He is also an adjunct professor of environmental law.
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