Posted on August 24, 2012 by Blogmaster
The American College of Environmental Lawyers is proud to announce its newly elected Fellows for the year 2012. Each individual was selected for his/her distinguished experience and high standards in the practice of environmental law and will be officially inducted into the College at its Annual Meeting in October.
ACOEL President, Brad Marten of Marten Law PLLC, stated, “With the election of these 26 lawyers, the College includes a select group of the top lawyers in government service, academia, the NGO community and private practice, drawn from 48 states. These individuals, chosen by their peers, have earned this recognition based on achievements over a minimum 15 year period, in which they have led the field in all areas of environmental law and policy. The College is honored to have this distinguished class join its ranks.”
The newly elected Fellows include:
– Linda Benfield, Foley & Lardner LLP (WI)
– LeAnne Burnett, Crowe & Dunlevy (OK)
– Dean Calland, Babst Calland (PA)
– John Dernbach, Widener University (PA)
– Parthenia Evans, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP (MO)
– Eric Fjelstad, Perkins Coie (AK)
– Scott Fulton, US EPA (DC)
– Kevin Gaynor, Vinson & Elkins LLP (DC)
– Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown University Law Center (DC)
– Sheila Slocum Hollis, Duane Morris LLP (DC)
– James Holtkamp, Holland & Hart LLP (UT)
– Michael Last, Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster (MA)
– Kenneth Mack, Fox Rothschild LLP (NJ)
– John Manard, Jr., Phelps Dunbar (LA)
– Steven McKinney, Balch & Bingham LLP (AL)
– Lisa Woods Munger, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel (HI)
– James Palmer, Jr., Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC (MS)
– Robert Percival, University of Maryland School of Law (MD)
– Gail Port, Proskauer Rose LLP (NY)
– Jim Price, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (MO)
– Nicholas Robinson, Pace University School of Law (NY)
– Thomas Sansonetti, Holland & Hart LLP (WY)
– J. Gustave Speth, Vermont Law School (VT)
– Donald Stever, K&L Gates LLP (NY)
– David Uhlmann, University of Michigan School of Law (MI)
– Bruce White, Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IL)
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The American College of Environmental Lawyers is a professional association of distinguished lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law. Membership is by invitation & members are recognized by their peers as preeminent in their field. ACOEL members are dedicated to: maintaining & improving the ethical practice of environmental law; the administration of justice; and the development of environmental law at both the state & federal level.
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