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. 

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, The University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 1988

BA, University of Delaware, summa cum laude, 1981

• 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.

• 2017 Chambers USA Environment Law Firm of the Year

• Wastewater Discharge Rule Changes May Be Costly, Public Power Magazine
• Outline of RCRA/CERCLA Enforcement Issues and Holdings, Chemical Waste Litigation Reporter, 26th edition