We are joined on episode 286 of the show by guest Robert Bilott. He is an environmental attorney at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. He is the author of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont, which was then turned into the 2019 film Dark Waters.

From his bio, Robert is “A seasoned and internationally-recognized litigator, advocate, and author, Rob represents a diverse range of clients on a wide variety of matters involving federal, state, and local environmental laws. For more than 29 years, he has handled environmental issues of regulatory compliance, permitting, and corporate/real estate transactions, as well as all aspects of litigation arising from such issues, from administrative hearings to multi-party, complex multi-district litigation, mass torts, and class actions.”

Show notes:

Robert’s background becoming an environmental attorney and progressing in the field
Dark Waters and its representation of Robert’s extended battle with Dupont regarding PFOAs and related chemicals
the difference in impact of his book and the film
the details of the case against Dupont
some personality traits that match with being an environmental attorney
and much more

You can check out Exposure on Amazon, or Dark Waters on IMDb.

286: Robert Bilott | The Environmental Attorney Battling Dupont In “Exposure” and “Dark Waters”