For Immediate Release

October 22, 2001

(WEST TRENTON, N.J.) -  Kenneth J. Warren, Esq., an attorney with Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP and a veteran in the practice of environmental law, has been retained by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) as its general counsel.

He succeeds David Goldberg, Esq. who served in the post for 24 years. Mr. Goldberg, who had a distinguished legal and governmental career, passed away earlier this year.

Mr. Warren is a partner and chair of his law firm's Environmental Practice Group and also serves as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. In addition, he is vice chair of the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources of the American Bar Association and a member of the environmental and litigation sections of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations.

Mr. Warren, who has practiced environmental law for 20 years, has handled numerous regulatory and litigation matters, including enforcement actions, environmental criminal prosecutions, and other environmental cases in courts and tribunals throughout the United States. He is a frequent author of articles on environmental law and a frequent speaker on environmental issues before sections of the American Bar Association and other groups.

Mr. Warren received his B.A. magna cum laude, with honors in history, from Brown University in 1975 and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1979.

The Delaware River Basin Commission is an interstate-federal agency responsible for managing the water resources within the 13,539 square-mile watershed. Its members are the governors of the four states that border the Delaware River and/or Bay (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware) and a federal member appointed by the President.

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