Voyages of Discovery Robert Bilott student discussion

Robert Bilott

The first speaker in the Voyages of Discovery series for the spring semester, Robert Bilott, will present a virtual talk. Prior to the talk, there will be an informal Q&A session for Honors students to interact with Bilott. This student session will be Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 6:00-6:45 p.m.

The Voyages website (voyages.ecu.edu) provides the following information about Robert Bilott:

The New York Times called Robert Bilott, “The lawyer who became DuPont’s worst nightmare.” Bilott, a distinguished environmental attorney, shares the unsettling story of his epic battle against DuPont and how he exposed corporate coverup and massive chemical contamination of unprecedented scale and scope, now impacting virtually every living thing on this planet. Drawing from his book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont,” Bilott takes audiences through the unforgettable legal drama about malice, manipulation, and perseverance against the failings of environmental regulation.

To date, Bilott, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, has helped secure more than $1 billion in benefits for his clients exposed to contaminated drinking water. Among his many honors, Bilott was selected as one of the best lawyers in America for several years running, and in 2017, received the Right Livelihood Award, commonly known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”

Last year, Bilott’s book was made into the Hollywood film “Dark Waters.”