Join us this Thursday, September 26, 2024, for a LUNCH (12:00-1:30pm) meeting at The View (1071 Celestial St, 45202), for a program with Robert A. Bilott, American Environmental Attorney.
Rob Bilott is a partner in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky offices of the law firm, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where he has practiced in the Environmental and Litigation Practice Groups for over 33 years. During that time, Rob has handled and led some of the most novel and complex cases in the country involving damage from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), including the first individual, class action, mass tort, and multidistrict litigation proceedings involving PFAS, helping to recover $ billions for clients impacted by the chemicals. In 2017, Rob received the Right Livelihood Award, known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” for his decades of work on behalf of those injured by PFAS chemical contamination. Rob is the author of the book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont,” and his story is the inspiration for the 2019 motion picture, “Dark Waters,” starring Mark Ruffalo as Rob. Rob’s story and work is also featured in the documentaries, “The Devil We Know,” “Burned: Protecting the Protectors,” and “Revealed: How to Poison a Planet.” Rob is a 1987 graduate of New College in Sarasota, Florida, and a 1990 graduate of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Rob also serves on the Boards of Less Cancer, Green Umbrella, and the New College of Florida Foundation, and is frequently invited to provide keynote lectures and talks at law schools, universities, colleges, communities and other organizations all over the world. Rob is a fellow in the Right Livelihood College, a Lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and an Honorary Professor at the National University of Córdoba in Argentina. Rob also received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from The Ohio State University, New College of Florida, and Thomas More University. In 2020, Rob received the “Distinguished Lawyer” award from the Kentucky Bar Association.
RSVPs are required to attend, whether you are eating lunch or not, so if you would like to attend, please click HERE by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2024, or contact [email protected]. If you are not a current member of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati, please note lunches are $30, and payment will be collected at the door via cash, check, or credit card. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
Meal Choices –
Regular Entrée: Citrus Chipotle Pork Loin w/Red Beans, Rice and Summer Cajun Succotash
Salad Entrée: Gourmet Cajun Chicken Breast Salad.
Vegetarian Entrée: Red Beans & Rice with Summer Cajun Succotash.