The Tulane Environmental and Energy law society

Thanks you for attending

Tulane’s 28th Annual
Environmental Law & Policy Summit
March 17th-18th, 2023

The Summit is an annual meeting of scientific and legal experts in various fields within the scope of environmental law and policy, hosted and coordinated by students at Tulane University Law School. We hope you can join us in learning (and earning CLE credit) from this year’s keynote speaker and various panelists as we explore this year’s theme:
Unconventional Voices

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General Registration: Please complete this form to register as a general attendee, and receive day-of updates and materials for the Summit. The Summit will be held in-person with the option of attending on zoom.

CLE Registration Form: Please fill out the attached form to indicate you are seeking CLE credit and your preferred price package. Both CLE Registration and payment will be done in-person at the Summit. Further, if you are seeking CLE credit you must attend the Summit in-person and cannot utilize a zoom option.

This event is free and open to the public. Both days of the Summit will be held in-person with the option of zoom. To join us via Zoom, please indicate in your registration and a link with be sent to your provided email. For more information on the CLE credits offered, please see the CLE page.

Please view our brochure which provides the scheme for this year’s Summit and a brief description for each panel!

*Please note that all times will be in CST.

Day 1: Friday, March 17

9:00-10:15 AM: Professionalism in the Practice of Law: Current Standards and Anticipated Future Developments

• Speaker: Adam Babich, Professor of Environmental Law, Tulane University Law School
• Additional Materials

10:30-11:45 AM: Legal Ethics in Environmental Litigation and Representation

• Speaker: Chris Dalbom, Professor of Environmental Law, Tulane University Law School
• Speaker: Clara Potter, Staff Attorney, Southern Poverty Law Center
• Additional Materials

12:00-1:15 PM: Exploring Tribal Law Approaches to Environmental Stewardship and Regulation within Federal Law

*Sponsored by State of our Coast*

• Speaker: Mark Davis, Professor of Environmental Law, Tulane University Law School
• Speaker: Dr. Gregory Gagnon, Professor of American Indian Law at Loyola University
• Additional Materials

2:30-3:45 PM: New Approaches to Climate Mitigation

• Speaker: Harry Vorhoff, Deputy Director, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities
• Speaker: Lindsay Cooper, Climate Initiatives Project Manager, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities
• Speaker: Jenny Netherton, Program Manager, Southeastern Wind Coalition
• Additional Materials

4:00-5:15 PM: Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

*Sponsored by National Wildlife Federation*

• Speaker: Jim Blackburn, Chief Executive Office, BCarbon
• Speaker: Seth Blitch, Coastal and Marine Conservation Director-Louisiana, The Nature Conservancy
• Speaker: Greg Miller, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
• Moderator: Zoe Vogel, Tulane Law School
• Additional Materials

4:00-5:15 PM: Urban Vegetation

• Speaker: Lawrence Kahn, Tulane Center for Environmental Law, Director of Utility Vegetation Management Initiative, Distinguished Research Fellow
• Speaker: Brenda M. Breaux, Executive Director, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
• Speaker: Susannah Burley, Executive Director, SOUL NOLA
• Moderator: Cassie Hemmer, Tulane Law School
• Additional Materials

5:30-7:00 PM: Keynote Speaker

• Ryan Redcorn
• Additional Materials

Day 2: Saturday, March 18

9:00-10:15 AM: PFAS Litigation

• Speaker: Ben Cunningham, Senior Managing Attorney, South Carolina Environmental Law Project
• Speaker: Fanny Turcios, Associate, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
• Speaker: Nancy Yanochik, Special Counsel, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
• Moderator: Caitlin Cleary, Tulane Law School
• Additional Materials

10:30-11:45 AM: The Global South as a Player in Climate Change

• Speaker: Daniel Norona, Consultant, Office of Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights
• Speaker: Dr. Markus Puder, Honorable Herbert W. Christenberry Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans
• Speaker: Dr. Kris E. Lane, Tulane University Law School
• Speaker: Eduardo Mendoza Estrada, Professor of Environmental Law, Universidad Tecnologica ECOTEC
• Additional Materials

10:30-11:45 AM: Cancer Alley Cases

• Speaker: Zoe Vogel, Student Attorney, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
• Speaker: Devin Lowell, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
• Speaker: Kimberly Terrell, Director of Community Outreach, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
• Speaker: Gianna St. Julien, Clinic Research Coordinator, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
• Moderator: William Goodell, Jr., Goodell Law Firm
• Additional Materials

12:00-1:15 PM: Citizen Science and Monitoring

• Speaker: Virginia Richard, Gulf Program Manager, SouthWings
• Speaker: Jessica Dandridge, Executive Director, Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative
• Speaker: Elizabeth Calderon, Senior Attorney, Earthjustice
• Speaker: Scott Eustis, Community Science Director, Healthy Gulf
• Moderator: Haley Gentry, Senior Research Fellow, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
• Additional Materials

2:30-3:45 PM: A View from the Bottom of the Watershed: Managing Hypoxia and Nutrient Pollution

• Speaker: Joel Waltzer, Partner, Waltzer Wiygul & Garside
• Speaker: Doug Daigle, Coordinator, Gulf Hypoxia Task Force
• Speaker: Joey Breaux, Assistant Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
• Speaker: Matt Rota, Senior Policy Director, Healthy Gulf
• Speaker: Isabel Englehart, Senior Research Fellow, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
• Additional Materials

2:30-3:45 PM: Federal Permitting

• Speaker: Mark Davis, Professor in Environmental Law, Tulane University Law School
• Speaker: Manisha Patel, Deputy Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
• Speaker: John Ettinger, Director of Policy and Environmental Compliance, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
• Moderator: Domenica Borja, Tulane Law School
• Additional Materials

4:00-5:15 PM: Water and Place: Perspectives on Inter-Basin Water Transfers

• Speaker: Gregor MacGregor, Acequia Assistance Project and Law of the Colorado River Fellow, University of Colorado Law
• Speaker: Chad Fields, Geologist 3, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
• Speaker: Mark Davis, Professor in Environmental Law, Tulane University Law School
• Moderator: Isabel Englehart, Senior Research Fellow, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
• Additional Materials

4:00-5:15 PM: Perspectives on Insurance, Liability, and Litigation following Natural Disasters

• Speaker: Richard Gladstein, Senior Counsel, Department of Justice: Environmental Enforcement for Environmental Protection Agency Region 6
• Speaker: Richard Cozad, Tulane UNiversity Law School
• Speaker: Parker Bradley, Associate Attorney, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith
• Moderator: Brian Schaps, Partner, Deutsch Kerrigan LLP
• Additional Materials