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Pamela R. Esterman, Partner

Executive Summary:
Pamela has over 19 years experience solving a wide range of environmental and land use problems, using a broad array of tools from litigation to alternative dispute resolution. She is an experienced mediator, having mediated numerous cases in federal and state court. Her experience at the firm includes litigating complex multi-party hazardous waste cases, obtaining permits and project approvals for commercial, industrial and municipal development projects, and handling the environmental aspects of business and real estate transactions.

Pamela serves as the co-planning chair for the annual ALI-ABA Environmental Law course in Washington, D.C. (1997-present). She works and lectures extensively on environmental law, ethics and alternative dispute resolution.
 
Areas of Practice:
Environmental Law and Litigation

Published Works:
Pamela has written numerous articles on environmental law, alternative dispute resolution and ethical issues, including:

  • Ethical Issues in Environmental Law (ALI-ABA, Feb. 2003).
  • Reporting Obligations and Ethical Issues Confronting Environmental Lawyers (Practicing Law Institute, Dec. 2001 and Nov. 2002).
  • The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Land Use Cases (The Center for American and International Law, June 2002)
  • Ethical Issues in Environmental Matters in New York (Env. Law in New York, July 2001) (Co author)
  • Ethical Issues in Environmental and Land Use Matters (ALI-ABA, Feb. 2001)
  • ·  Managing Environmental Issues in Property Acquisitions (The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 15, March 1999) and (Practicing Law Institute, Sept. 1999) (Co-author)
  • "Fold or Fight" The Changing Settlement Calculus in CERCLA Enforcement Actions" (Vol. 1X Fordham 469 (1998) (Co-author)
  • Pamela also co-authored a chapter on Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Environmental Law Practice Guide (Matthew Bender, 1998 (Ch. 11.c) as well as chapters on Hazardous Waste and Administrative Agencies in New York
  • Environmental Law and Regulations (West 1996) and Supplements 1997-2001.

Education:

  • Syracuse University College of Law (J.D. 1983)
  • State University of New York, College of Environmental Law and Forestry (M.S. 1983)
  • University of New Hampshire (B.S. Environmental Science 1979)

 

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