The First National Conference of Lawyers Committed to Addressing the Climate Emergency
April 28, 2017 | Washington DC
Attend in person or via live webcast
LAWYERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
The First National Conference of Lawyers Committed to Addressing the Climate Emergency
JOIN US IN PERSON OR VIA LIVE WEBCAST
On April 28, 2017, the day before the climate march in Washington, DC, a group of leading lawyers and academics will convene at American University for a half-day conference to consider potential solutions to the problem of climate change and the role of lawyers and associations of lawyers in advancing those solutions. The program will be open for free to lawyers, law students, and the press, but there will be a charge if the attendees wish to register for CLE credits, except for public interest lawyers and hardship cases upon request. The program will be simulcast over the internet for those unable to travel to Washington.
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THIS EFFORT
The organizers are seeking bar associations and other organizations that wish to promote the event as partners with no financial commitment as well as financial sponsors to underwrite the costs of the program. For questions about promotion, contact Brett Korte at korte@eli.org or 202-939-3852. General inquiries can be sent to info@calltothebar.org.
More than CLE… an effort to organize and engage lawyers to fight climate change.
CLE Provided by the American University Washington College of Law
4.5 credit CLE available with one ethics credit subject to a $220 fee unless waived upon request for hardship
Agenda
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registration & Lunch | 12:00-12:30 | ||
| 2 | Welcome, Introductions and The Global Challenge | Karen Florini , Steve Harvey , David Hunter | 12:30-12:40 | |
| 3 | The Role of Lawyers in Addressing Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future | Vicki Arroyo , Peter J. Fontaine , J. Kevin Healy , Daniel Kreeger , Craig Segall | 12:40-1:40 | |
| 4 | The Bi-partisan Response to Climate Change | Bob Inglis , Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. , Yolanda Pagano , Jerry Taylor | 1:40-2:40 | |
| 5 | Climate Change Litigation in the U.S. and Lessons from Abroad | Victoria Barrett , David Estrin , Julia Olson , Matthew F. Pawa , Bill Snape , Mary Wood | 2:40-3:40 | |
| 6 | Break | 3:40-4:00 | ||
| 7 | Ethical, Moral and Justice Implications of Climate Change with An Interactive Discussion on Individual and Legal Community Next Steps to Action | John C. Dernbach , Sally Fisk , Diane Henkels , Sharonda Williams-Tack | 4:00-5:30 | |
| 8 | Cocktail Reception | 5:30-7:00 |
Who's Speaking?
Vicki Arroyo
Executive Director of the Georgetown Climate Center at Georgetown Law and the Director of the Environmental Law Program
John C. Dernbach
Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability and Director, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, at Widener University Commonwealth School of Law
David Estrin
Certified Environmental Law Specialist and Counsel, Gowling WLG Adjunct Professor and Co-Academic Director Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinical Program, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Peter J. Fontaine
Co-chair of Cozen O’Connor LLP’s Energy, Environmental & Public Utilities Practice Group and the Climate Change practice
J. Kevin Healy
Partner Member of Bryan Cave's Environmental and the Real Estate Client Service Groups
Daniel Kreeger
Co-founding board member and executive director of the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO)
Bill Snape
Assistant Dean of Adjunct Faculty Affairs and Fellow in Environmental Law at American University Washington College of Law
Sponsors
We are grateful for the financial and/or in-kind support of the following
Partners
