Terry R. Bossert
Mr. Bossert is Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs with Range Resources –Appalachia, LLC, a major participant in the development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation throughout the Appalachian region. He currently provides legal counsel to Range on regulatory matters relating to natural gas exploration and extraction and directs its government affairs efforts in Pennsylvania. He previously held a similar position with Chief Oil & Gas LLC. Prior to becoming involved with shale gas development, Mr. Bossert had over 30 years of experience in the practice of environmental law in both private practice and in government service. He is a former Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, where he helped to guide the Department’s Regulatory Basics Initiative designed to reform and streamline the environmental regulations. In prior government service, Mr. Bossert was a Deputy Attorney General and helped to establish the Environmental Crimes Unit in the Office of Attorney General and presented the first environmental cases to the Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. In private practice he represented a broad cross-section of commercial and industrial clients, including major manufacturers and energy generation companies. He is the recently retired co-editor of the treatise Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice, published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, which won a national award from the Association of Continuing Legal Education.
