Atty. Phillip Raymond Van Ness
As a member of the firm, Phillip Van Ness has represented persons and corporations accused of environmental violations by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), as well as persons and companies whose properties have been affected by environmental pollution emanating from nearby properties of others.
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Phillip Raymond Van Ness is an Attorney based in Urbana, Illinois, practicing at Webber & Thies, P.C.. They have 51+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1975. Their practice focuses on trademark, copyright, real estate, environmental, and government. Admitted to practice in Illinois (1975) and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois (1976). Educated at John Marshall Law School (J.D. Gavel, 1975) and University of Montana (B.S. Bear, 1968). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of Mr and He is a Charter Member of the Government Bar Association and a member of the American Bar Association, Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal District of Illinois, and Champaign County Bar Association. Serands clients in Urbana, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- As a member of the firm, Phillip Van Ness has represented persons and corporations accused of environmental violations by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and U.S
- Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), as well as persons and companies whose properties have been affected by environmental pollution emanating from nearby properties of others
- He provides legal counsel to persons and firms that are unsure of how to meet their environmental obligations, and to firms applying for necessary environmental permits
- His practice experience includes court trials and contested case hearings before administrative tribunals
- Mr. Van Ness’s environmental practice traces its origins to almost ten years as a staff attorney for the Illinois EPA, concentrating in water and land pollution issues, including hazardous wastes and leaking underground gasoline storage tanks
- He left the Illinois EPA to accept a position with the Illinois Pollution Control Board, where he served in various capacities for five years, most recently as its Chief Hearing Officer
- In both agencies, he served as an advocate before the Illinois General Assembly with respect to environmental legislation, and served on task forces which drafted numerous environmental laws ultimately adopted by the legislature, taking advantage of his experience as Rules Review Section Manager of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), an agency of the Illinois General Assembly
- In the course of his intellectual property practice, Mr. Van Ness has counseled and represented clients in obtaining registrations for copyrights, trademarks and service marks, both state and federal
- His real estate practice extends to matters running the gamut from individual residential closings to subdivisions and ordinances
- He has appeared before committees of the General Assembly as well as local zoning boards
- Mr. Van Ness has lectured extensively at continuing legal and professional education events sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lake Michigan States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association, the National Manufacturing Conference, the Illinois Professional Engineers Association (Champaign County), Roosevelt University and the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine on environmental law topics
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Phillip Raymond Van Ness is one of 23,222 trademark attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trademark attorneys in Illinois →
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Urbana are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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