May 22, 2024
For Immediate Release
Contact: admin@acoel.org
The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) announced May 22 the election of 17 new fellows. Each new College member has a depth of experience in – and has made substantial contributions to – the field of environmental law.
Fourteen of the fellows, including the College’s first international affiliate, are in private practice, in firms small and big. Two are in academia. One is in government.
“Our new fellows are among the very best practitioners of environmental law in the country,” said ACOEL President Kevin R. Murray of Holland and Hart, LLP. “Collectively, they represent tremendous depth, breadth, and diversity of experience. We are pleased to welcome them to the College on the basis of their career achievements and thought leadership.”
The newly-elected fellows are:
Bonnie Barnett, Faegre Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Robert A. Bilott, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Cincinnati, OH
Denise Fellers, Morgan Lewis, Los Angeles, CA
Sheila R. Foster, Professor, Columbia Climate School, New York, NY
Leonard Griffiths, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timothy Hagerty, Frost Brown Todd, Louisville, KY
Lisa A. Kirschner, Parsons Behle & Latimer, PC, Salt Lake City, UT
Elena Arcos Knezek, Knezek Law, Lafayette, LA
Barbara J. Koonz, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, Roseland, NJ
Monte Mills, Professor of Law & Director, Native American Law Center, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
Kirsten L. Nathanson, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C.
Pete Nyquist, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Lynne Russell, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C*
Steven T. Senior, Riker Danzig LLP, Morristown, NJ
Freedom S.N. Smith, Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, IN
Sean M. Sullivan, Williams Mullen, Raleigh, NC
Pilar Thomas, Quarles & Brady LLP, Tucson, AZ
*Fellows who are employed by federal, state, or local governmental agencies participate in the ACOEL in their personal capacities only, and not as governmental representatives.