Environmental Law
Environmental Law     •     2015-2016
YALE LAW SCHOOL • CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE • NEW HAVEN, CTYALE LAW SCHOOL • CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
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                                          Table of Contents 
             Index of Alumni Narratives
             Index of Student Narratives
             Chapter 1   An Overview of Environmental Law
                         A. Government 
                            1. Federal Government
                            2. State Government
                            3. Local Government
                         B. International Organizations 
                         C. Nonprofit Environmental Organizations 
                         D. Law Firms 
                         E. Corporate Counsel 
                         F. Conclusion 
             Chapter 2   Resources within the Yale Community
                          *Please note: Some sections of this public
                          guide have been removed due to their 
                          proprietary nature.
             Chapter 3   Internet Resources
             Chapter 4   Personal Narratives
                         A. Practicing Attorneys 
                            1. Federal Government
                            2. State Government
                            3. Local Government
                            4. Nonprofit Organizations
                            5. Private Firms
                            6. Business
                         B. Summer Interns 
                            1. Federal Government
                            2. State Government
                            3. Nonprofit Organizations
                    Index of Alumni Narratives 
       Government 
          Federal 
              U.S. Attorney’s Office-Southern District of New York, Jeffrey Oestericher 
              U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and 
                 Training, Mike Fisher 
          State 
              Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Howard Roitman 
          Local 
              New York City Law Department, Environmental Law Division, Hilary Meltzer 
       Nonprofit Organizations 
              Earthjustice, David Henkin 
              Earthjustice, Colin O’Brien 
              Environmental Defense Fund, Earthjustice, & CAELP, Peter Heisler
              Georgetown University Law Center, Institute for Public Representation 
                 (Environmental Program), Hope Babcock 
              The Open Philanthropy Project, Lewis Bollard 
              Natural Resources Defense Council (Water Programs), Larry Levine 
              University of Maine, Maine School of Law, Jeffrey Thaler 
              Penn State Law School and School of International Affairs, Hari Osofsky 
              Syracuse University College of Law, David Driesen 
       Private Firms 
              Bryan Cave LLP, Roberta Gordon 
              Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, Jon Anderson 
              Lozeau | Drury LLP, Richard Toshiyuki Drury 
              Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, John Barkett 
              Van Ness Feldman PC, Doug Smith 
       Business 
              Apex Clean Energy, Inc., Steve Vavrik
              Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Ken Strassner 
                              Index of Student Narratives 
                                             
           Government 
                Federal 
                     U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Environmental 
                          Crimes Section, Rachel Saltzman Tennis 
                      
                State 
                     California Attorney General, Environment/Natural Resources/Land Law Sections,  
                          Kathryn Boudouris 
            
           Nonprofit Organizations 
                     Appalachian Mountain Advocates, Casey Arnold 
                     Indian Law Resource Center; Earthjustice, Whitney Angell Leonard 
                     Earthrights International; Earthjustice, Helen Li 
                     Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, Human Rights and Environment 
                          Division, Jonathan Smith 
                     Natural Resources Defense Council, Juliana Brint