Grover G. Hankins, principal attorney for The Hankins Law Firm, P.L.L.C., in Houston, Texas, has practiced law for more than 30 years. His clients have been awarded millions of dollars in actions involving products liability, personal injury, employment and toxic and environmental law, among others. A leader in the field of environmental justice, he is committed to protecting the rights of all Americans. Formerly National General Counsel for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and trial attorney with the U.S. Justice Department, he has also served as Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, and Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, he was honored as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, where he also was Director of the Environmental Justice Clinic.

 Admitted:  Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court

Law School:  University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, June, 1972
    Juris Doctorate
    Honors: Finalist, Fredrick Green Moot Court Competition
    Honors: National Moot Court Team
    Honors: Equal Opportunity Fellow

College:  Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, June, 1962 B.A.
    Major:  Biology 
    Minor:  English

                University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
    Honors: Earned 30 Graduate Credits in Zoology and Botany, 1962 to 1964

Member:  American Bar Association, National Bar Association, 1985 - 1990, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, American Association for Justice, Public Justice Center, District of Columbia Judicial Conference, 1988 - Present, University of Illinois School of Law, 1989 - 1995,EPA Region VI Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Socioeconomic Workgroup State of Texas Environmental Priorities Project (STEPP), Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, National NAACP Environmental Justice Project Ad. Board, Houston Environmental Foresight Committee, Board of Directors Environmental Justice Center, Washington, D.C., Consortium For Environmental Risk Evaluation, A Tulane/Xavier Program, The U.S. Department Of Energy, Petroleum Refining Sector Of The Common Sense Initiative, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Advisory Council for Environmental Protection and Technology, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1999 - 2001, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1998 - 2000, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Federal Advisory Committee, 1996 - 1998, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council's Enforcement Sub-Committee, 1995 - 1998.