Charles Ron Hobbs

Career

Ron Hobbs prosecutes and defends hazardous-substance lawsuits that fall under the federal Superfund, also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). With a deep background in environmental insurance law, Ron has won three significant judgments against insurance companies for their failure to properly defend and indemnify their clients for claims of environmental contamination. He has focused his legal savvy, and a background in occupational safety and health, to these cases:

-Secured favorable ruling from trial court and appellate court in pursuit of millions of dollars for a major oil company from an excess insurance carrier.

-Secured millions of dollars in settlements for manufacturers in environmental remediation.

-Won dismissal of civil penalties action for an asbestos abatement contractor.