Legal Ethics Potpourri for Wildlife Law

Navigate the legal intricacies of environmental project development with our in-depth presentation on working with agencies, maintaining attorney-client privilege, and handling ethical dilemmas. This session is crucial for legal professionals and project managers seeking to uphold ethical standards and mitigate legal risks in complex environmental contexts.

Credit(s)

1.2 Ethics

CO Approval ID

850827

Original Program Date

October 3, 2024

Duration

60 minutes

This presentation explores various legal and ethical challenges faced by developers and legal counsel in the context of environmental project development. It begins by discussing the importance of maintaining effective relationships with agency solicitors and navigating attorney-client privilege when collaborating with environmental consultants. The session also addresses communication strategies with an agency’s third-party contractors during the NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) process to ensure compliance and transparency. Furthermore, it delves into potential conflicts of interest that may arise during permitting processes and outlines ethical obligations related to wildlife fatalities, providing guidance on maintaining ethical standards while advancing project objectives.

Video presentation from the Special Institute on Protected Wildlife and Project Development

Speakers

Credits

Materials

1 CLE Credit – Approval ID: CO ID - 850827

This course has been accredited for CLE credit in Colorado. CLE credit hours shown are for Colorado only. A CLE course number for Colorado will be provided to attendees on their certificates of attendance once a course has been completed. New Mexico attorneys who complete a course must notify us (cle@rmmlf.org) because we are required to report credits for you. If this course has been approved for RPL/CPL credit with the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the credits will be listed below in a separate section for AAPL. If applicable, Component Codes for AAPL recertification will also be provided. Please contact RMMLF if you need independent verification by the provider of your attendance or participation for CLE purposes. Except as provided above, RMMLF generally does not apply for accreditation from any other MCLE/CPD organizations for its online legal education program. Upon completion of a program a certificate of attendance will be issued to all attendees. Except as provided above, attendees must verify with their respective state bars and CPD organizations and their specific rules as to whether or not the certificate of attendance will be recognized by that body for MCLE/CPD purposes, and the number of CLE/CPD credits that may be available. The live presentation of the on-demand program has been accredited in most mandatory states as part of a larger course, but such accreditation does not assure recognition of the on-demand program.

DANIELLE DIMAURO is Special Counsel at Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C. She provides strategic advice to clients navigating challenges that arise in connection with projects on federal public lands, including the changing regulatory landscape. For over 13 years before joining Welborn, Danielle was an attorney in the Office of the Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior. In that role she advised BLM and other agencies on NEPA compliance in decision-making across a range of programs including oil and gas leasing and development, hardrock mining, and realty authorizations for transmission development, renewable energy, and pipelines.

PHILIP C. LOWE | Attorney | U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor