David J. Scriven-Young

Admissions

• State of Illinois

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Assembly Speaker; YLD Council, member; YLD Resolutions Team, chair; YLD Elections Committee, chair; past YLD Assembly Clerk, YLD Credentials Board, past chair; YLD Committee and Liaison, past Director: Public and Special Interest Entities; YLD Truth in Law School Education Committee, past chair; YLD Touch 10,000 Program, past Illinois state coordinator and ambassador; YLD Committee and Liaison pst Director: Membership Entities; YLD past liaison to Task Force on Policy and Coordination, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (formerly known as the ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law); YLD Environmental Law Committee, past chair; YLD Law Practice Management Committee, past chair;

• Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee, past vice chair; TIPS Public Relations Committee, past member; Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Environmental Litigation and Toxic Tort Committee, past social media vice chair; , Section of Litigation Young Advocates Committee Networking & Rainmaking Subcommittee , past co-chair).

• Chicago Bar Association Board of Managers, Member; Environmental Law Committee, chair and past legislative liaison; Young Lawyers Section (YLS), past director; YLS Executive Council, past member; YLS Environmental Law Committee, past co-chair).

• DePaul University (Environmental Law Society, past alumni advisor and President’s Club Recent Graduate Committee, past chair).

• Fenwick Bar Association (vice president and past secretary).

• Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) (Board of Directors, member; Alumni Network Leadership Council, past Program Planning Team Leader; and past Fellow).

Education & Courses

• Marquette University, B.A., magna cum laude

• DePaul University College of Law J.D., summa cum laude and Order of the Coif

Awards & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers, 2024

• Illinois Super Lawyers, 2014-2023

• Illinois Super Lawyers: Rising Star, 2011-2013

• Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service

• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Star of the Quarter

• Alliance for the Great Lakes, Great Lakes Stewardship Award for Advocate of the Year

• CALI Awards for Excellence in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Legal Writing I & II, Legislative Process, and State Constitutional Law

• “14 Under 40” Successful Alumni List, DePaul Magazine

• Who’s Who Legal

• Who’s Who Legal: American Law

• Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Newsletter, profiled

• DePaul Law Review

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, The Honorable Blanche M. Manning, law clerk externship

Publications & Presentations

• Illinois Environmental Law Blog

• “YAC Hosts Free Rainmaking Teleconference for Section Members,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation Young Advocates Committee Newsletter.

• “New Environmental Laws Will Impact Manufacturers in 2012,” The Illinois Manufacturer, Winter 2012.

• “Electronics Manufacturers: Are You Ready for New Recycling and Reuse Requirements,” llinois Manufacturers’ Association’s Sustainable Memo Newsletter.

• “What Is the EPA and How Does it Function?,” American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division for Environment, Energy & Resources Law 101 Program.

• “Seventh Circuit Allows CERCLA § 107(a) Claim for Contribution by Potentially Responsible Party,” American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Environment Energy & Resources Law Committee Newsletter.

• “Illinois Insurance Coverage Case Law Update,” American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resource’s Environmental Litigation and Toxic Tort Committee Newsletter.

• “What to Do When You Make a Mistake,” The Young Lawyer.

• “United States v. Apex Oil Co., Inc.: State of the Law Regarding Discharge of Environmental Injunctions,” America Bar Association Business Law Section, Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Law Committee (co-author).

• “Managing Environmental Claims in Bankruptcy,” Environmental Law In Illinois, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (co-author).

• “Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: 2009 The Year in Review,” American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (contributing author).

• State Warnings Liability Survey, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Products Liability Committee (contributing author).

• “Safety Forum: Recreational Marijuana & the Safe Construction Site,” Peckar & Abramson, P.C., and Chicagoland AGC Safety & Health Committee Forum, September 2023 (Presenter)

• “Business Development in the Digital Age: Social Media, Networking, and Thought Leadership for the Modern Lawyer,” 2022 ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference.

• “Legislative Update,” Chicago Bar Association Environmental Law and Practice Seminar.

• “Environmental Law Update,” Public Interest Law Initiative, Summer Educational Program for PILI Interns and Fellows.

• “How Businesses Can Take Advantage of U.S. EPA’s Audit Policy,” Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Environmental Law Committee.

• “Environmental Issues in Land Development,” Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Environmental Law Committee.

• “What Should Manufacturers Do When Receiving a Notice of Violation from EPA?,” Linked Local Network’s Manufacturing Tools Group.

• “Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Advising Clients in an Uncertain Legal Environment,” Chicago Bar Association, “Hot Topics in Environmental Law” Program.

• “Careers in Environmental Law: Finding Your Path in a Dynamic Field,” DePaul University College of Law (panelist).

• “Best (and Worst) Practices During Discovery, Settlement, and Pre-Trial,” A New Lawyer’s Guide on How to Practice in Federal Court, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, December 11, 2011 (panel moderator).

• “Energy Efficiency – the “Low Hanging Fruit” in the Carbon Reduction Debate,” Navigating the New Green Economy: The Challenge of Climate Change and The Opportunities for Clean Energy, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Environmental Law International Conference in London, UK,, May 23-24 2011 (panel moderator).

• “Careers in Environmental Law,” Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Environmental Law Committee, 2010 (panel moderator).

• “Marketing in the First Five Years of Your Practice,” American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Spring Conference (panel moderator).

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