Peter Strassner, chair of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group, was inducted into the American College of Environmental Lawyers as a fellow at the annual meeting of the College, which was held this year in Houston, Texas, on Friday, October 22.
The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is a professional association of distinguished private and public sector lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law. Membership is by invitation only, and members are recognized by their peers as preeminent in their field. Eligibility is also limited to attorneys who have practiced environmental law for at least 15 years. Currently, there are approximately 124 ACOEL members nationwide.
The members of ACOEL are dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of practice, administration of justice, and ethics of the profession, and to contributing to the development of environmental law at both the state and federal level.