David Askman is a leading authority on the litigation of natural resources damages claims—including claims for groundwater contamination—having practiced in this area for more than 20 years. He was previously Senior Counsel at the United States Department of Justice in the Environmental Enforcement Section. Askman spent his career with DOJ litigating cases under the Superfund Law, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and other environmental statutes. A litigator by trade, he was counsel for the United States in several notable trials involving environmental compensation.