David A. Shorr

David Shorr serves as partner in charge of Lathrop & Gage’s Jefferson City and Columbia, Mo. offices. Mr. Shorr is a past director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the State of Missouri’s environmental protection, state parks, and natural resources agency. He served on the cabinet of Missouri’s late Governor Mel Carnahan as well as Missouri Director of Environmental Quality for former Attorney General John Ashcroft when he was the governor of Missouri.

Currently, Mr. Shorr represents clients in regulatory matters in the environmental, energy, and utilities arenas and handles complex cases involving the scope of legal authority and government public policy. He is a noted authority on water, wastewater, air and solid waste issues, including ecological impacts of the Missouri River basin, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Endangered Species Act. In addition, Mr. Shorr is a registered Missouri lobbyist and assists clients with legislative strategies.

Before his tenure with the Department of Natural Resources, Mr. Shorr served as assistant general counsel for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District which is the wastewater treatment agency for the greater Cleveland, Ohio region. He provided representation in all areas of the law, including environmental, labor, real estate, public law, administrative and collection matters. He also has experience as an environmental consultant with engineer firms, where he designed regional water and wastewater programs for municipal corporations and environmental strategies for developing subdivisions.

Court Memberships

• Missouri
• Missouri Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• Ohio
• Ohio Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Honors

• Selected as Leading Lawyer for Environmental Law in Missouri (St. Louis & Surrounds/Kansas City & Surrounds), Chambers USA, 2007-2011
• Selected as Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2007-2011
• Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2003-2012
• Selected for Best Attorneys Network Directory, 2005
• Communicator of the Year, Missouri Public Relations Society

Professional Affiliations

• City of Columbia, Mo. Sewer Expansion Bond Issue, Chair
• Boone County, Mo. Courthouse Expansion Space Needs Committee, Chair
• Boone County, Mo. Courthouse Expansion “Vote Yes” Bond Issue Committee, Member
• City of Columbia, Mo. Electrical Transmission Bond Issue “Vote Yes” Committee, Member
• Columbia, Mo. Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, 2004-2005; Board of Directors, 2004-present
• Boone County Regional Sewer District, 2004-present, Vice Chair
• University of Missouri Flagship Council, Vice Chair
• Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Member, Environmental Policy Council
• Jefferson City, Mo. Chamber of Commerce
• American Bar Association
• St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Ohio Bar Association

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Publications

• Author, Missouri Environmental Law, 2007 Cumulative Supplement, Chapter 1, Introduction, published by The Missouri Bar
• Author, Achieving Positive Results for Everyone, Understanding the Laws Behind Environmental Issues, Aspatore Books, 2006

Presentations

• Speaker, Understanding Missouri Storm Water Permit Requirements for Land Disturbance Activities, Missouri Storm Water Permits and Pollution Prevention Plans seminar, Clayton, MO, May 19, 2011
• Faculty, The Interplay of the Ecology and the Economy of the Missouri River/Mississippi River System, Impact of Water Adjudication Along America’s Longest River Annual Conference, St. Louis, November 2010
• Speaker, Wetlands - Identification of Jurisdictional Wetlands, 16th Annual Environmental Conference at the Lake, July 31 – Aug. 1, 2008