Co-sponsored by ELI, DC Bar EENRS, and ABA SEER
The Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section's Legends of Environmental Law Speaker Series provides an opportunity for conversations with renowned practitioners, academics and other legal professionals who have had a significant impact on environmental law.
John C. Cruden is the President of the Environmental Law Institute, a nationally recognized non-profit association that provides research, education and publications in the area of environmental law and policy. Before joining ELI, John was for over two decades the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice. In that capacity he supervised all federal civil environmental enforcement and litigation involving agencies of the United States. Prior to becoming Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Cruden was Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section. Before joining the Department of Justice, Mr. Cruden was the Chief Legislative Counsel of the Army. After graduating from West Point, he served in airborne, ranger, and Special Forces units in Germany and Vietnam before attending law school.
John Cruden is also a former President of the D.C. Bar and was the first government attorney to serve as D.C. Bar President.
Justin Smith, U.S. Department of Justice, served as moderator.