Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
2007-2008 Section Committee Chairs
Environmental Committees
Agricultural Management
Brandon W. Neuschafer
Bryan Cave LLP
Saint Louis, MO
Air Quality
Howard Hoffman
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC
Hopping Green & Sams PA
Tallahassee, FL
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems
William Blackburn
William Blackburn Consulting Ltd.
Harrisburg, PA
Joseph A. Siegel
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New York, NY
Endangered Species
Dawn A. McIntosh
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
Los Angeles, CA
Environmental Disclosure
Greg Rogers
Guida, Slavich & Flores PC
Dallas, TX
Environmental Enforcement and Crimes
Douglas S. Arnold
Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA
Environmental Justice, Special Committee on
Quentin C. Pair
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts
Peter L. Gray
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Washington, DC
Environmental Transactions and Brownfields
Richard J. Ericsson
Farer Fersko PA
Westfield, NJ
International Environmental Law
Jane C. Luxton
NOAA Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC
Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know
Lynn L. Bergeson
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Washington, DC
Site Remediation
Seth A. Davis
Elias Group
Rye, NY
Smart Growth and Urban Policy
Randy Lowell
Willougby & Hoefer PA
Columbia, SC
State and Regional Environmental Cooperation
Michelle Diffenderfer
Lewis, Longman & Walker P.A.
West Palm Beach, FL
Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation
Stephen T. Parkinson
Groff Murphy Trachtenberg & Everard
Seattle, WA
Waste Management
Stephen D. Mossman
Mattson Ricketts
Lincoln, NE
Water Quality and Wetlands
John Milner
Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes PLLC
Jackson, MS
Energy and Resources Committees
Energy and Environmental Finance, Special Committee on
Roger D. Feldman
Andrews Kurth LLP
Washington, DC
Energy and Natural Resources Litigation
Christopher Marraro
Howrey LLP
Washington, DC
Energy Facilities and Siting
Mark C. Kalpin
WilmerHale
Boston, MA
Forest Resources
James J. Ustasiewski
USDA Office of the General Counsel
Juneau, AK
Gas and Electricity Marketing
Lyle D. Larson
Balch & Bingham LLP
Birmingham, AL
Global Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
Irma S. Russell
Univ. of Tulsa College of Law
Tulsa, OK
Hydro Power
James H. Hancock, Jr.
Balch & Bingham LLP
Birmingham, AL
International Energy and Resources Transactions
Margret J. Kim
California Energy Commission
Beijing, China
Robert L. Rhodes, Jr.
Holland & Knight LLP
Atlanta, GA
Marine Resources
Patrick Flanigan
Law Office of Patrick Flanigan
Swarthmore, PA
Michael Wascom
Louisiana State Univ.
Baton Rouge, LA
Mining
Cynthia Chandley
Ryley Carlock & Applewhite
Phoenix, AZ
Nancy Hawkins
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Phoenix, AZ
Native American Resources
Dean B. Suagee
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Washington, DC
Petroleum Marketing
Amy Johnston
Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone
Troy, MI
Public Land and Resources
Denise A. Dragoo
Snell & Wilmer
Salt Lake City, UT
Renewable Energy Resources
Richard M. Saines
Baker & McKenzie
Chicago, IL
Edna Sussman
Hoguet Newman & Regal LLP
New York, NY
Restructuring of the Electric Industry
Walter R. Hall, II
U.S. Agency for International Development
Oakton, VA
Sonya L. Baskerville
Bonneville Power Administration
Washington, DC
Water Resources
David Aladjem
Downey Brand LLP
Sacramento, CA
Cross-Practice Committees and Task Forces
Alternative Dispute Resolution
John W. Ubinger Jr.
Jones Day
Pittsburgh, PA
Constitutional Law
Robin K. Craig
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Environmental Impact Assessment
Norman F. Carlin
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
San Francisco, CA
Ethics
Mary Ellen Ternes
McAfee & Taft
Oklahoma City, OK
Environmental Values and Ethics
David M. Sims
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bethesda, MD
Homeland Security
Scott E. Mitchell
Gunster, Yoakley, & Stewart, P.A.
Miami, FL
In-House Counsel
Vail Thorne
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Innovation, Management Systems and Trading
LeRoy Paddock
George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC
Science and Technology
Thaddeus R. Lightfoot
The Environmental Law Group, Ltd.
Minneapolis, MN
Council-Related and Administrative Committees
Annual Awards, Special Committee on
Pamela E. Barker
Appleton Papers, Inc.
Appleton, WI
Communications Technology, Special Committee on
Michael W. McLaughlin
SCS Engineers
Reston, VA
Foundation Fundraising, Special Committee on
Arlena M. Barnes
Bonneville Power Administration
Portland, OR
Nominating Committee
Lauren James Caster
Fennemore Craig PC
Phoenix, AZ
Strategic Planning
Steven G. McKinney
Balch & Bingham LLP
Birmingham, AL
Strategic Response
Irma S. Russell
Univ. of Tulsa College of Law
Tulsa, OK
Vision Force
Laura Kosloff
Ecosecurities Consulting Ltd.
Portland, OR
Education-Affiliated Committees
ABA Annual Meeting (New York, 2008)
Michael B Gerrard
Arnold & Porter LLP
New York, NY
Eastern Water Resources Conference (Charlotte, NC, 2008)
Michelle Diffenderfer
Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.
West Palm Beach, FL
R. Timothy Weston
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP
Harrisburg, PA
37th Annual Conference on Environmental Law (Keystone, CO 2008)
Kathy G. Beckett
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Charleston, WV
James R. May
Widener School of Law
Wilmington, DE
David M. Friedland
Beveridge & Diamond
Washington, DC
16th Section Fall Meeting (Phoenix, 2008)
Jonathan Kahn
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
Toronto, ON
26th Water Law Conference (San Diego, 2008)
Wendy Bowden Crowther
Clyde Snow Sessions & Swenson
Salt Lake City, UT
Jeff B. Kray
Martin Law Group PLLC
Seattle, WA
Quick Teleconferences, Special Committee on
Ramsey Kropf
Patrick, Miller & Kropf
Aspen, CO
James R. May
Widener University
Wilmington, DE
Membership-Affiliated Committees
Law Student Programs
James M. Stuhltrager
Army Environmental Command
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Law Student Division Liaison
Andrew K. Jacoby
New Orleans, LA
Public Service Task Force
Scott J. Sachs
Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo
Cerritos, CA
Young Lawyers Division Liaison
Jeffery S. Dennis
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC
Publication-Affiliated Committees
Book Publications
Sam Kalen
Van Ness Feldman
Washington, DC
Communication and Newsletter Coordinator
Kyle W. Danish
Van Ness Feldman PC
Washington, DC
Natural Resources & Environment
P. Stephen Gidiere, III
Balch & Bingham, LLP
Birmingham, AL
Trends
Channing Martin
Williams Mullen
Richmond, VA
The Year in Review
Joseph M. Dawley
Bowles Rice
Pittsburgh, PA


