Overview
Liz’s practice focuses on a broad range of environmental issues arising under federal, state and international laws, with emphasis on issues involving water regulation and handling and treatment of hazardous and solid waste.
Experience
- Provided long-term daily representation of an association of electric utilities on US water regulation developments, including development of many extensive technical and legal comments on US EPA regulatory proposals.
- Advised individual electric utilities seeking to obtain thermal variances or negotiate permit conditions related to cooling water intake structures.
- Assisted individual electric utilities with water permit compliance questions and challenges to state rules and requirements.
- Litigated multiparty disputes regarding hazardous waste cleanup activities.
- Conducted safety, health and environmental reviews of a broad array of industrial facilities and providing advice regarding compliance issues.
- Contributed to and edited a monthly update on international safety, health and environmental law for a major electronics company.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- Recognized as 2021 Environmental Group of the Year, Law360, January 2022
- 2021 and 2017 Chambers USA Environment Law Firm of the Year
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Education
JD, The University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 1988
BA, University of Delaware, summa cum laude, 1981
Admissions
Virginia
