A. James Barnes
Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Adjunct Professor of Law
Webbarnesaj@indiana.edu
Adjunct Professor of Law; Professor and Dean of the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1988-2000; JD, Harvard University, 1967
Professor Barnes teaches environmental law, environmental policy, commercial law, alternative dispute resolution, ethics and the public official, and law and public policy at Indiana Law and at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. In 1970, he participated in the formation of EPA, serving as chief of staff to the first administrator, William Ruckelshaus, and later as EPA general counsel and deputy administrator.
He has written, testified and spoken extensively on environmental issues, consults on a variety of environmental matters, and mediates environmental disputes. Professor Barnes is also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is currently serving on an Academy panel advises the Executive Branch on processes for developing environmental and natural resource indicators. He recently served on two additional panels that provided advice to Congress on desirable changes in how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should change its method of prioritizing water resource projects and advised EPA on how it might better factor environmental justice considerations into its permitting processes.
During his tenure as dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, U.S. News & World Report ranked the institution third among public affairs programs and first in environmental policy.
Teaching and Research Interests
Courses
- Advanced Environmental Law and Practice (B595)
- Introduction to Environmental Law (B782)
- Workshop on Environmental Law and Policy (B795)
- Lawyering in the Public Interest (B539)
- Washington Public Interest Program (B538)