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Michael B. Gerrard is a partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter LLP, where he is involved in environmental litigation (civil, criminal and administrative), project development, regulatory compliance counseling, and transactions. He has practiced environmental law in New York City since 1978. He has served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the 21,000-member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and as chairman of the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, and is currently Chair of the American Bar Association's Environment, Energy and Resources Section. Gerrard has also taught environmental law as a member of the adjunct faculties of Columbia Law School and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Since 1986, Gerrard has written an environmental law column for the New York Law Journal, and since 1989 he has been editor of a monthly newsletter, Environmental Law in New York. He is author or editor of five books, two of which were named Best Law Book of the Year by the Association of American Publishers: Environmental Law Practice Guide (nine volumes, 1992) and Brownfields Law and Practice: The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land (three volumes, 1998). His other books are Environmental Impact Review in New York (two volumes, 1990); Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting (1994); and The Law of Environmental Justice (1999).

Gerrard also serves on the boards of the Council on the Environment of New York City; New York Environmental Advocates; the Legal Aid Society of New York; and INFORM, Inc., and is General Counsel of the Municipal Art Society of New York, Inc.

Gerrard received his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.

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ABOUT Mission & Goals Bylaws Strategic Plan Leadership Governing Board Board of Directors Executive Director History Evolution of NAELS History of NAELS (.doc)	NAELS Board of Directors Michael Gerrard Attorney, Arnold & Porter LLP Michael B. Gerrard is a partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter LLP, where he is involved in environmental litigation (civil, criminal and administrative), project development, regulatory compliance counseling, and transactions. He has practiced environmental law in New York City since 1978. He has served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the 21,000-member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and as chairman of the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, and is currently Chair of the American Bar Association's Environment, Energy and Resources Section. Gerrard has also taught environmental law as a member of the adjunct faculties of Columbia Law School and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Since 1986, Gerrard has written an environmental law column for the New York Law Journal, and since 1989 he has been editor of a monthly newsletter, Environmental Law in New York. He is author or editor of five books, two of which were named Best Law Book of the Year by the Association of American Publishers: Environmental Law Practice Guide (nine volumes, 1992) and Brownfields Law and Practice: The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land (three volumes, 1998). His other books are Environmental Impact Review in New York (two volumes, 1990); Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting (1994); and The Law of Environmental Justice (1999). Gerrard also serves on the boards of the Council on the Environment of New York City; New York Environmental Advocates; the Legal Aid Society of New York; and INFORM, Inc., and is General Counsel of the Municipal Art Society of New York, Inc. Gerrard received his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law. [back to bio homepage]
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