Andrea Field is Special Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. For over four decades, Andy has represented clients in precedential environmental rulemakings and litigation. She is best known for her representation of clients in proceedings arising under the Clean Air Act, in federal and state enforcement actions, and in a full range of environmental permitting matters. Andy was the first woman elected to chair the American Bar Association’s Environment, Energy and Resources Section (1989-1990), and she currently chairs the Board of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. She has also been known, upon request, to compose waggish limericks and sly sonnets. Andy can be reached at afield@huntonak.com.
Work Phone:
202.955.1558
Email:
afield@hunton.com
EPA Region:
Region 3 – (DE, MD, PA, VA, WV & 7 federally recognized tribes)
Year of induction:
2009
Degrees:
B.A. Yale College 1971; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law 1974
Admissions:
Virginia; D.C.
Court Admissions:
Supreme Court; D.C. Circuit; 4th Circuit; 3rd Circuit; and several other Federal Courts of Appeals
Professional Societies and Organizations:
ABA
Citations of Major Published Cases:
My two favorites: (1) Alabama Power Co. v. Costle, 636 F.2d 323 (1979); and (2) United States v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 128 F. 3d 216 (1997). In addition, between 1979 and 2019, I participated in dozens of other seminal federal Clean Air Act cases.