Hank comes to Napoli Shkolnik after serving close to three decades in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a Justice of the Massachusetts District Court. For ten years, Hank served as House Chair of the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. Prior to that, he served as Chair of the Committee on Veterans in Public Affairs.
Hank leads Napoli Shkolnik’s efforts advising clients and working with water districts, municipalities, counties and other entities whose water supplies have been negatively impacted by the use of perfluoroctanoic acid and peflouroctane sulfate by airports, military bases and local industries. This follows years of successfully advocating on the legislative level for environmental and water protection in Central Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth. His work on these issues, as well as Green Communities, smart growth and environmental sustainability earned Hank the support of the Sierra Club, among other environmental groups, in multiple bids for reelection.
汉克还担任那不勒斯退伍军人宣传项目的执行董事。他是美国陆军在伊拉克、阿富汗、非洲和全球反恐战争其他地方多次出访和执行任务的老兵。他多年来一直在地方、州和国家层面的退伍军人团体工作。汉克曾担任两次总统竞选活动、多名其他候选人和公职人员的退伍军人和国家安全问题高级顾问,并担任众多因服务残疾的退伍军人拥有的初创公司的法律顾问。
Napoli Shkolnik Veterans Advocacy Project 的使命是热心为那些以合同为代价为我们国家牺牲的个人而战 间皮瘤、因耳塞缺陷造成的听力损伤、接触橙剂或烧伤以及其他可预防或与维修相关的伤害。
Hank also works with Napoli Shkolnik in the areas of vaping and 阿片类药物诉讼.
在以前的军事能力中,汉克曾在伊拉克执行过被拘留者行动,曾担任 4 年法治行动负责人日 Infantry Division in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Counterterrorism Officer with USFORA, Rules of Engagement Advisor on Syria Mission and has advised African and Eastern European Military units.
2011 年 5 月,美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿任命诺顿律师为 国际安全顾问委员会.该委员会由 24 名成员组成,直接向国务卿报告,就军备控制、裁军、国际安全、安全能力和公共外交的相关方面向国务院提供独立的见解和建议。汉克于 2013 年 3 月被国务卿克里重新任命为董事会成员,任期至 2017 年 6 月。
His military awards include:
- 战斗行动徽章
- Bronze Star Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal
- 阿富汗战役奖章与战役之星
- 带战役之星的伊拉克战役奖章
- Joint Forces Commendation Medal
- 陆军嘉奖勋章(2nd奖)
- 陆军成就奖章
- 陆军预备役部队成就奖章(2nd奖)
- 国防服务奖章
- 全球反恐战争远征勋章
- 北约勋章
- 军队服务丝带
- Overseas Service Ribbon
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M/Device
- 军队优秀志愿服务奖章
- 总统单位嘉奖(伊拉克)
- Valorous Unit Award (Afghanistan).
- 战斗刺激骑士团成员,1英石中队,10日 US Cavalry.
Hank has previously served as Chair of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
He is a graduate of the US Army Judge Advocate General School at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Suffolk University Law School in Boston and Assumption College, Worcester, MA.
In the early 2000’s, he accompanied former President Clinton to Northern Ireland in conjunction with the founding of the Enniskillen Peace Center. Additionally, he was an observer at the Saville Investigation Hearings into the events that came to be called “Bloody Sunday.”
酒吧招生
马萨诸塞州
教育
- 弗吉尼亚大学美国陆军法官辩护士普通学校
- 萨福克大学法学院,法学博士
- 易三仓学院,文学学士
奖项与荣誉
- 战斗行动徽章
- 铜星勋章功勋勋章
- Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award)
- 阿富汗战役奖章与战役之星
- 带战役之星的伊拉克战役奖章
- 联合部队奖章
- 陆军嘉奖勋章(2nd 奖)
- 陆军成就奖章
- 陆军预备役部队成就奖章(2nd 奖)
- 国防服务奖章
- 全球反恐战争远征勋章
- 北约勋章
- 军队服务丝带
- 带 M/Device 的海外服役勋章武装部队预备役奖章
- 军队优秀志愿服务奖章
- 总统单位嘉奖(伊拉克)
- 英勇部队奖(阿富汗)
- 战斗刺激骑士团成员,1英石 中队,10日 美国骑兵
专业背景
Massachusetts Municipal Association, Partnership Member
刊物
3M 面临超过 230,000 起退伍军人因耳塞缺陷提起的诉讼:公司可能损失超过 $1000 亿美元 (2022 年 9 月)
AWWA 会员聚光灯 – Harold “Hank” Naughton,克林顿,马萨诸塞州, AWWA 连接(2021 年 7 月 2 日)
演讲活动
发言人,环境诉讼中的新兴污染物,Perrin 虚拟大规模侵权诉讼会议(2022 年 3 月 2 日)
小组成员,“PFAS 水污染“,马萨诸塞州汤森公共论坛:选举委员会/水务委员会委员会联席会议(2021 年 6 月 28 日)
专题演讲人,“成本回收计划:PFAS 水污染”,美国自来水工程协会 (AWWA) 网络研讨会系列(2020 年 10 月 22 日)
媒体露面
汉克曾担任 BBC Newsnight 关于伊拉克战争的评论员、全国“福克斯和朋友们”早间电视节目关于阿富汗战争的评论员,以及在包括 WGBH、Fox 25、WBZ-TV 在内的众多电视台露面第 4 频道和 WBZ 电台 1030、WTKK 电台 96.9 和 WBUR 90.9 国家公共电台关于立法、政治和退伍军人问题以及与外交政策和伊拉克和阿富汗战争有关的问题。
汉克还就退伍军人的问题出现在 NBC 的今日秀中。
Veterans Courts Help Some But Leave Many Others Behind, Law360 (December 12, 2024)
I personally know, have served with and have represented many veterans in similar situations. We must recommit our efforts and resources to care for those who have given so much on our behalf. Leave no veteran behind.
BASF Agrees To $316.5M Settlement In PFAS Foam MDL, Law360 (May 21, 2024)
Lawyers in PFAS water pollution settlements win $956 mln fee award, Reuters (April 23, 2024)
Judge Allows $956M Atty Fees In 3M, DuPont PFAS Settlements, Law360 (April 23, 2024)
Wisconsin-based Tyco Fire Products to pay out $750 million to PFAS-impacted communities, milwaukee journal sentinel (April 12, 2024)
PFAS-affected water systems to receive $750M in settlement with Tyco Fire Products, Wisconsin Public Radio (April 12, 2024)
Tyco Reaches $750M PFAS Deal In Foam Co. MDL, Law360 (April 12, 2024)
Johnson Controls’ Tyco Fire Products agrees to $750 million settlement over PFAS contamination, Republic World (April 12, 2024)
Judge Approves Historic $12.5 Billion 3M Settlement to Clean America’s Water Supplies, Businesswire (April 2, 2024)
3M Gets Final OK On PFAS Deal Worth Up To $12.5B, Law360 (April 1, 2024)
NineStar earns award for tasty water, Greenfield Reporter (April 12, 2024)
Historic $1.18 Billion Settlement Approved with DuPont to Clean America’s Water Supplies, yahoo!finance (February 9, 2024)
3M 支付 $125 亿美元来解决一些 PFAS 案件,还有更多案件要做, 法律新闻专线(2023 年 6 月 23 日)
永恒的污染物| 3M将支付高达$125亿美元以和解美国诉讼,实际新闻杂志(2023 年 6 月 23 日)
3M 以高达 $125 亿美元和解“Forever Chemicals”诉讼,《华尔街日报》(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M 就公共供水系统“永远化学”污染诉讼达成和解,赔偿金额达数十亿美元,雅虎新闻(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M to Pay $12.5B to Settle Lawsuits Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Supplies、ALM|Law.com(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M 就 PFAS 污染达成 $12.5B 协议, Law360(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M 支付 $125 亿美元来解决一些 PFAS 案件,还有更多案件要做, 法律新闻专线(2023 年 6 月 23 日)
永恒的污染物| 3M将支付高达$125亿美元以和解美国诉讼,实际新闻杂志(2023 年 6 月 23 日)
3M 以高达 $125 亿美元和解“Forever Chemicals”诉讼,《华尔街日报》(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M 就公共供水系统“永远化学”污染诉讼达成和解,赔偿金额达数十亿美元,雅虎新闻(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M to Pay $12.5B to Settle Lawsuits Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Supplies、ALM|Law.com(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
3M 就 PFAS 污染达成 $12.5B 协议, Law360(2023 年 6 月 22 日)
美国推迟对 3M 的“永久化学”审判,纽约时报邮报(2023 年 6 月 6 日)
U.S. judge allows 3M, Florida city to delay ‘forever chemicals’ trial、MSN(2023 年 6 月 5 日)和 路透社
三个“Forever Chemicals”制造商就公共水诉讼达成和解,美国时报(2023 年 6 月 5 日)
3M Nearing Global Settlement In ‘Forever Chemicals’ Case, Law360(2023 年 6 月 5 日)
公司达成 $11.8 亿美元协议,解决“永久化学品”水污染索赔,《每日矿业公报》(2023 年 6 月 5 日)
Bellwether“永远的化学品”案即将开庭审理,庄园(2023 年 6 月 5 日)
“Forever Chemical”和解协议来自三家被指控使用 PFA 造成污染的公司,米尔来源(2023 年 6 月 5 日)
化工巨头就水中“永久性化学品”达成$12亿美元和解,今日美国新闻(2023 年 6 月 4 日)
几十年来,3M 一直用 PFAS 污染饮用水。需要支付清理费用吗?,环境健康新闻(2023 年 6 月 4 日)
化工巨头就水中“永久化学品”达成$1.2B和解、头部主题(2023 年 6 月 4 日)
三个“Forever Chemicals”制造商就公共水诉讼达成和解,新闻酒吧(2023 年 6 月 4 日)
杜邦、科慕和 Corteva 将为水污染诉讼支付 $12 亿美元,新闻网日报(2023 年 6 月 4 日)
公司达成 $1.18B 协议解决水污染索赔,福特沃斯新闻报(2023 年 6 月 3 日)
EPA PFAS 规则中的关键监督:忽视一个关键污染源,科技日报(2023年6月3日)
杜邦公司及其分拆公司将支付迄今最大一笔 PFAS 饮用水和解金 $1.19B,工程新闻记录(2023 年 6 月 3 日)
杜邦、科慕、科迪华将在 PFAS 协议中支付 $11.9 亿美元 (2)、《彭博法》(2023 年 6 月 2 日)等 彭博社
三个“Forever Chemicals”制造商就公共水诉讼达成和解,《纽约时报》(2023 年 6 月 2 日)
杜邦公司就有毒化学品达成 $12 亿美元和解,让 3M 独自面临审判,《国家法律杂志》(2023 年 6 月 2 日)
公司达成 $11.8 亿美元协议,解决“永久化学品”水污染索赔, WTOL CBS(2023 年 6 月 2 日)
DuPont, Others Strike $1B Deal In ‘Forever Chemicals’ Suits, Law360(2023 年 6 月 2 日)
随着水质测试要求的开始,斯特林接近加入 PFAS 诉讼, 电报和公报(2021 年 10 月 8 日)
楠塔基特机场诉讼将 PFAS 污染归咎于化学公司——并希望他们支付费用, 科德角时报(2021 年 9 月 16 日)
Easton 就 PFAS 问题加入针对化学品制造商的诉讼, Wickedlocal.com(2021 年 9 月 8 日)
9-11 恐怖袭击后:Naughton 感到有责任服役,参军保卫家人, 电报和公报(2021 年 9 月 8 日)
纽约州南部县对 3M、杜邦和其他被告涉嫌污染机场水的诉讼移交联邦法院, 纽约法律杂志/Law.com(2021 年 8 月 30 日)
前军人和州众议员诺顿说,他对阿富汗的混乱局面感到“震惊”, 电报和公报(2021 年 8 月 16 日)
Select Board 保留纽约律师事务所对 PFAS 制造商提起诉讼, 询问者与镜子(2021 年 2 月 18 日)
镇政府本周:PFAS 协议, 询问者与镜子(2021 年 2 月 4 日)
从军事到法律:阿提斯从他们的服务中得到了什么, Law360(2020 年 11 月 9 日)

代表性案件和值得注意的和解
*结果可能因您的具体事实和法律情况而异*
$125亿与3M公司和解
Napoli Shkolnik, along with other members of the PFAS Settlement Steering Committee, is proud to announce a $12.5 billion settlement with 3M Company in the ongoing multi-district litigation over the contamination of drinking water with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) resulting from the widespread use of aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”). This historic class action settlement agreement resolves the claims of Public Water Systems across the country that have been impacted by actual or threatened contamination of their water systems with PFAS.
Judge Approves Historic $12.5 Billion 3M Settlement to Clean America’s Water Supplies
与杜邦、科慕、科迪华达成 $1.85 亿和解协议
On June 22, 2023, Paul Napoli, along with the co-leads of the AFFF MDL reached a $1.185 billion settlement with DuPont, Chemours, Corteva to address PFAS contamination in public water systems’ drinking water supplies. This settlement was given preliminary approval on February 9, 2024. Once the court issues a final judgement, a 60-day period will begin during which class members can submit their claims forms to participate in the settlement.
Historic $1.18 Billion Settlement Approved with DuPont to Clean America’s Water Supplies
$750 Million Settlement with Tyco Fire Products LP
In a monumental stride towards addressing the nation’s PFAS water contamination crisis, Paul Napoli, along with the co-leads of the AFFF Multi-District Litigation, have achieved a groundbreaking $750 million settlement with Tyco Fire Products LP. This significant legal triumph will facilitate the remediation of drinking water sources for public water systems impacted by PFAS, a group of harmful chemicals found in AFFF. The agreement with Tyco was given preliminary Court approval by the Honorable Richard Gergel in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Napoli Shkolnik’s Paul Napoli and AFFF MDL Co-Leads Secure $750 Million Settlement with Tyco Fire Products LP in AFFF MDL
$316.5 Million Settlement with BASF Corporation
Napoli Shkolnik, along with Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead and Interim Class Counsel, is proud to announce a $316.5 million settlement with BASF Corporation (“BASF”) in the ongoing multi-district litigation (“MDL”) over the contamination of drinking water with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) resulting from the widespread use of aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”). The settlement was negotiated by Partner 保罗·那不勒斯 and the other Co-Lead Counsel in the AFFF MDL and resolves BASF’s liability for claims held by Public Water Systems across the country that have been impacted by actual or threatened contamination of their water systems with PFAS.
Napoli Shkolnik Announces $316.5 Million Settlement with BASF Corporation in AFFF MDL
EPA Announces Final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for 6 PFAS
As a law firm at the forefront of litigation against PFAS manufacturers, Napoli Shkolnik applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for its landmark decision to establish regulatory limits on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water. As legal representatives of thousands of public water systems in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”), the firm views this action as a pivotal moment in ensuring the safety and cleanliness of drinking water for the American people.
Napoli Shkolnik Applauds EPA’s Historic Action on PFAS Regulation in Drinking Water
其他经验
- 马萨诸塞州众议院退伍军人和联邦事务联合委员会前主席
- 第四届法治行动负责人日 阿富汗坎大哈的步兵师
- USFORA 反恐官员
- 美国国务院成员
- 美国国务院国际安全顾问委员会
- AUX Initiatives, LLC 首席法律顾问
- 伍斯特县助理地方检察官