Faculty Profile: Kim Jones

Ms. Jones is an Assistant Regional Counsel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 in Atlanta. Ms. Jones joined EPA in January 1997 and has worked primarily in the area of Superfund. She has also worked in other regulatory areas such as the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Oil Pollution Act (OPA). Ms. Jones negotiates multimillion dollar cost recovery settlements, removal agreements and remedial consent decrees. Ms. Jones previously served as a Co-Chair of the National Bar Association’s Section on Energy and the Environment.

Prior to joining EPA, Ms. Jones was an Assistant Regional Counsel for the Department of Treasury where she handled various cases including environmental matters. In addition, while working at the Department of Treasury, Ms. Jones was an Adjunct Professor at Tulane University where she taught an Environmental Law course.

Prior to coming to the federal government, Ms. Jones was a criminal defense attorney in Chicago for 5 years where she tried criminal cases. She is admitted to the Illinois Bar.

Ms. Jones received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois-Champaign in 1985, a Juris Doctorate from Howard University in 1989 and her LL.M. degree in Energy and Environmental Law from Tulane University in 1994.