Activities
Member, State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources PFAS Policy Advisory Group (2021-present)
State of Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC), Co-Chair of Citizens and Public Interest Committee, developing the 2020 Wisconsin PFAS Action Plan (2020-present)
Member, ASTM Collaboration Area AC417 – PFAS Real Estate, Legal, Due Diligence Focus Group supporting the Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment and Risk Management (2020-present)
American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy & Natural Resources (SEER) Marketing and Communications Committee (Special Committee on Media Relations Task Force, 2017-present)
State Bar of Wisconsin Environmental Law Section (Board of Directors, 2016-present; Secretary, 2017-2018; Chair Elect, 2019-2021)
Teens Grow Greens (Member, Board of Directors, 2018-present, President, 2019-present)
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center (Member, Board of Directors 2017-present; Secretary 2018-present)
Working in Tandem Non-Profit, related to the Tandem Restaurant, Member, Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2019
Vermont Law School Environmental Advisory Committee (Member, 2012-present)
SEER Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems Committee (Vice Chair – Communications, 2015-2016)
Vermont Law School, Co-Chair and Gift Chair, Class of 1989 25th and 30th Reunion
American Bar Association, Section of Environment (Vice Chair-Technology)
Energy and Natural Resources In-House Counsel Committee (2012-2014)
Vermont Law School Dean’s Development Council (Co-Chair, 2008-2011)
Village of Bayside, Wisconsin (Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, 2003‑2005)
Village of Bayside, Wisconsin (Village Trustee, 1997-2003)
Milwaukee Bar Association Environmental Law Section (Co-Chair, 1998‑1999)
Vermont Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors (Member, 1995‑1998)
Milwaukee Pollution Prevention Partnership (Chairman, 1997‑1998)
Greater Milwaukee Toxics Minimization Task Force (Chairman, 1994-1997)
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Past Member, Board of Directors)
Riveredge Nature Center, Newberg, Wisconsin (Past Member, Board of Directors)
Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Teacher, 8th and 9th Grade Latin, 7th Grade English, 1983-1986)
Honors
Consulting Expert to Biden-Harris U.S. EPA Agency Review Team on PFAS issues (2020-2021)
Johnson Controls, Inc. 2008 Merit Award for Customer Satisfaction and Employee Ingenuity, Volatile Organic Compound Emission Reduction Team
2015 Recipient of Wisconsin Law Journal’s “Leaders in the Law” Award
Recognized by Chambers USA (Natural Resources & Environmental, 2010 ‑ present)
Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law 2006 – present; 2016 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee)
Recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2009 – 2012, 2019 - present)
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating (2011 – present)
Wisconsin Top Rated Lawyer in Environmental Law & General Practice (based on Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating)
Recipient, Vermont Law School American Jurisprudence Award in Law of Water Resources, Fall 1987