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Participant Compensation In The Clinton Administration, Carl W. Tobias

Law Faculty Publications

A half-decade ago in the pages of this journal, I suggested that the Bush Administration, the federal administrative agencies, and Congress seriously consider revitalizing participant compensation. Participant compensation is the agency payment of expenses that members of the public incur when they are involved in administrative proceedings. Initiatives in the executive and legislative branches supported my recommendation that both branches revive this valuable mechanism for facilitating citizen participation in agency processes.

Much to my chagrin, the Bush Administration neither introduced legislation which would have specifically authorized participant compensation nor suggested that agencies rely on their implied authority to reimburse parties, …

Risk And Regulation: How Much Is Too Much?, Peter H. Kostmayer

University of Richmond Law Review

The Emroch Lecture series was established through the generosity of the late Mr. Emanuel Emroch, his wife Bertha, and other family members and friends. Mr. Emroch held both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Richmond. He was a distinguished civil trial practitionerin the City of Richmond for many years. Mr. Emroch was listed in Best Lawyers of America, was a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and was a charter member and past president of the Virginia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was also …