Tamar P. Gontovnik, Lawyer at Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Tamar P. Gontovnik, Associate Attorney
Environmental Law

Phone:317-231-6411
Web:http://www.btlaw.com
Address: 11 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Law Firm:	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Lawyer:	Tamar P. Gontovnik
Phone:	317-231-6411
Fax:	317-231-6411
Lawyer Title:	Associate
Practice Areas:	Environmental Law
Bio:	Tamar P. Gontovnik is a staff attorney in the Indianapolis, Indiana office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where she is a member of the firm's Environmental Law Department. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Ms. Gontovnik served as a law clerk for criminal, civil and family courts in the Vermont trial court system. Ms. Gontovnik received her B.S.E. in civil and environmental engineering in 2003 from the University of Michigan, where she was co-vice president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a recipient of the Michigan Engineering Society Leadership Award. During school, she interned at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory. Upon graduation, she worked as a project engineer for GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. in Michigan. She is FE/EIT exam certified. Ms. Gontovnik earned her J.D. cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where she was a participant in the Pace University Environmental Moot Court and the Sherman Minton Moot Court competitions. She served as secretary of the Environmental Law Society and as president of the Jewish Law Students Association. During law school, she interned in the commercial and corporate law division of Berkman, Wechsler, Bloom & Gazit in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the executive division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and in the Indianapolis firm of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun. She was also a student attorney for the Conservation Law Clinic in B
Admitted:	2008, Indiana
College:	University of Michigan, B.S.E., 2003
Law School:	Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Membership:	Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law and Young Lawyers) and American (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law) Bar Associations.
Web:	http://www.btlaw.com
Languages:	English

Lawyer Tamar P. Gontovnik, graduated from University of Michigan, B.S.E., 2003 Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, J.D., cum laude, 2008, is now employed by Barnes & Thornburg LLP at 11 South Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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Tamar P. Gontovnik has been admitted in 2008, Indiana. His or her practice areas include Environmental Law.

Tamar P. Gontovnik's college and law school education includes University of Michigan, B.S.E., 2003, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, J.D., cum laude, 2008. Other biographical background includes Tamar P. Gontovnik is a staff attorney in the Indianapolis, Indiana office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where she is a member of the firm's Environmental Law Department. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Ms. Gontovnik served as a law clerk for criminal, civil and family courts in the Vermont trial court system. Ms. Gontovnik received her B.S.E. in civil and environmental engineering in 2003 from the University of Michigan, where she was co-vice president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a recipient of the Michigan Engineering Society Leadership Award. During school, she interned at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory. Upon graduation, she worked as a project engineer for GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. in Michigan. She is FE/EIT exam certified. Ms. Gontovnik earned her J.D. cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where she was a participant in the Pace University Environmental Moot Court and the Sherman Minton Moot Court competitions. She served as secretary of the Environmental Law Society and as president of the Jewish Law Students Association. During law school, she interned in the commercial and corporate law division of Berkman, Wechsler, Bloom & Gazit in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the executive division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and in the Indianapolis firm of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun. She was also a student attorney for the Conservation Law Clinic in B. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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