The POWER List: Environmental and Energy Law 2022
In this latest edition of THE POWER LIST, Missouri Lawyers Media examines the state’s most powerful attorneys in environmental and energy law.
The POWER List 2022: Karl Zobrist
Karl Zobrist is at the eye of the storm of energy transition as a favored counsel of energy and utility companies.
The POWER List 2022: Lon Walters
Lon Walters and his law firm have filed more than 35 cases against BP Corporation.
The POWER List 2022: Amy L. Wachs
With more than a quarter century of experience, Amy Wachs is well-prepared to advise clients on regulatory compliance in a wide variety of environmental, health and safety issues.
The POWER List 2022: Brogan T. Sullivan
With a quarter century of experience dealing with the intricacies of the energy industry, Brogan Sullivan has represented clients in the purchase and sale of regulated gas and electric utilities in more than a dozen U.S. states and four foreign nations.
The POWER List 2022: Paul Sonderegger
Recognized in 2008 in Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Up and Coming awards, Paul Sonderegger is alitigator and regulatory compliance attorney who has resolved environmental and real estate/construction disputes in both state and federal courts.
The POWER List 2022: Stacy J. Stotts
A member of the Environmental and Natural Resources Group at Polsinelli, Stacy Stotts represents clients in regard to air, water, Superfund and hazardous waste law. Her work has also included commentary on proposed agency rulemaking and involved advising companies on compliance with California’s Proposition 65 and other regulatory obligations as well as the acquisition of carbon credits.
The POWER List 2022: Kurt U. Schaefer
A former general counsel for the Department of Natural Resources as well as a former state senator for Missouri’s 19th District, Kurt Schaefer now applies his expertise to toxic tort defense and other appellate litigation.
The POWER List 2022: Sarah Rubenstein
Armed with 25 years of experience representing plaintiffs in environmental law issues, Sarah Rubenstein brings utilities and other businesses to heel when they contaminate her clients’ air, water and land.
The POWER List 2022: James T. (Jim) Price
Jim Price has built a record of success at Spencer Fane. Having once served on the firm’s Executive Committee for well over a decade, he has led a practice concentrating on environmental regulation, litigation, compliance and toxic torts as well as transactions involving environmental issues.
The POWER List 2022: Julie E. O’Keefe
There are lots of attorneys who specialize in environmental law and many who work in the area of occupational safety and health. But Julie O’Keefe is unusual in that she does both.
The POWER List 2022: Jeremiah “Jay” Nixon
Former Gov. Jay Nixon has defended state park land with the same intensity with which he represents natural gas and wind power clients in appellate courts.
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