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LexisNexis Recognizes Top Blog to which Two Nelson Mullins Partners Contribute
LexisNexis has selected The American College of Environmental Lawyers' blog as one of the Top 50 Environmental Law & Climate Change Community Top Blogs for 2011. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough attorney Karen Aldridge Crawford was inducted into ACOEL in its first invited class. Karen and her colleague Stacy Taylor are regular contributors to the blog, http://www.acoel.org/.
LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and technology to the legal and other professional communities, said, "This is an authoritative, educational blog written by members of the invitation-only professional association of lawyers who are recognized by their peers as preeminent in the field of environmental law. In addition to posts about air, energy, water, hazardous materials, and environmental justice, the blog also provides news updates and information about conferences and events. It even has a section on tips for effective blogging."
Ms. Crawford has a national regulatory and litigation practice in all areas of environmental law and litigation, mass disaster, OSHA, environmental due diligence, citizen suits, toxic torts, product liability and enforcement defense. In 1997, the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice certified Ms. Crawford as a Qualified Environmental Professional, a distinction awarded after 15 years experience and examination on a specific technical environmental project. She currently is a fellow of The American College of Environmental Lawyers, a professional association of distinguished private sector lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law.
With a background grounded in the sciences, Mr. Taylor has a national legal practice that focuses upon toxic materials, the related impacts to human health and the environment, and the accompanying regulatory controls. This includes the areas of environmental and natural resources law and the toxic materials or hazardous substances side of consumer products law. In the environmental and natural resources arena, Mr. Taylor has helped guide national and international clients through multimillion dollar remedial efforts, large real estate and corporate transactions, and environmental compliance issues upon which continued operations hinged.
Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 420 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing from 12 office locations in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call 803.255.9794.
