Click here for some papers that were presented at the 17th Section Fall Meeting in Baltimore that may be relevant to In-House Counsel. Gregory Rogers' paper "Hot Topics in Environmental Disclosure" was selected as the "Best Paper" of the meeting. It covers recent developments in disclosure of environmental liabilities, environmental risk transfer, accounting principles, and financial analysis. In addition, the papers by Anne Fitzpatrick and Bernard Reilly regarding remediation of contaminated sediment sites were part of the panel that was sponsored by the In-House Counsel Committee.

Welcome to the In-House Counsel Committee. My name is James Stuhltrager, the current Committee Chair. The Committee's goal is to provide support and opportunities for in-house counsel who practice in the environmental, energy, and/or natural resources field.

The Committee is coming off an outstanding year. We sponsored or cosponsored numerous programs and Quick Teleconferences, capped by a outstanding panel on remediation of contaminated sediment at the Section's Fall Meeting in Baltimore. For the upcoming year, the Committee intends to focus on coordinating our activities with committees who share similar interests, including the Environmental Disclosure Committee and the Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee.

We welcome everyone who would like to become involved in the Committee's activities, and we especially would invite anyone who would like to write an article for the Committee newsletter, participate in a program or teleconference, or provide materials for the Web page. If you would like to join any of these efforts, please call either me or any of our Vice Chairs.

Welcome again to the Committee!

James Stuhltrager

The In-House Counsel Committee was established to facilitate communication and networking among in-house counsel who practice in the environmental, energy and/or natural resources field. The committee serves as a conduit for the rapid distribution of news and information of particular interest to corporate counsel Committee members provide an in-house perspective at Section continuing legal education programs and in Section publications, such as the newsletter Looking Ahead. Committee interests span all substantive areas of energy, environmental, and resource practice and often focus on corporate management concerns.

Opportunities to network with fellow corporate counsel, to "benchmark" against other companies on important issues, to have an open dialogue on corporate concerns, and to evaluate local counsel and consultants are among the reasons corporate practitioners become involved in committee activities. Sensitive to budget concerns that often limit in-house counsel's ability to travel to national conferences, the Corporate Counsel Committee is actively exploring alternative vehicles to establish a dialogue and provide CLE opportunities, including informal local "brown bag" programs, an e-mail list server, and Internet CLE. If you are able to attend the Section's Fall Meeting or Spring Keystone environmental conference, the In-House Counsel Committee organizes social events for corporate counsel participants.

Chair:
James M. Stuhltrager

Vice Chairs:
Committee Newsletters
Gary P. Gengel II

Membership
Erin K. Barker

Programs
Gerard A. Caron

Public Service
Christopher Smith

Technology
Lydia Belknap Duff

Additional (At Large)
Peter C. Wright

Additional (Liaison to Environmental Disclosure Committee)
Michael B. Wood