{"id":1585,"date":"2020-11-02T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T06:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2021-08-24T18:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T01:35:26","slug":"286-robert-bilott-the-environmental-attorney-battling-dupont-in-exposure-and-dark-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/286-robert-bilott-the-environmental-attorney-battling-dupont-in-exposure-and-dark-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"286: Robert Bilott | The Environmental Attorney Battling Dupont In &#8220;Exposure&#8221; and &#8220;Dark Waters&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Robert_Bilott.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1589\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are joined on episode 286 of the show by guest Robert Bilott. He is an environmental attorney at Taft Stettinius &amp; Hollister LLP. He is the author of <em>Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer&#8217;s Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont<\/em>, which was then turned into the 2019 film <em>Dark Waters<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From his bio, Robert is &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"286: Robert Bilott | The Environmental Attorney Battling Dupont In &quot;Exposure&quot; and &quot;Dark Waters&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k35uRH3T_oM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Robert&#8217;s background becoming an environmental attorney and progressing in the field<\/li><li><em>Dark Waters<\/em> and its representation of Robert&#8217;s extended battle with Dupont regarding PFOAs and related chemicals<\/li><li>the difference in impact of his book and the film<\/li><li>the details of the case against Dupont<\/li><li>some personality traits that match with being an environmental attorney<\/li><li>and much more<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exposure-Be-Confirmed\/dp\/1501172816\">Exposure on Amazon<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9071322\/\">Dark Waters on IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1588\" width=\"308\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-1357x2048.jpg 1357w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott-1200x1811.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Exposure-by-Robert-Bilott.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6421\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1585-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas286robertbilott.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas286robertbilott.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas286robertbilott.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas286robertbilott.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1585-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas286robertbilott.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas286robertbilott.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are joined on episode 286 of the show by guest Robert Bilott. He is an environmental attorney at Taft Stettinius &amp; Hollister LLP. He is the author of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer&#8217;s Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont, which was then turned into the 2019 film Dark Waters. 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