John Milner of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC was recently elected as the Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources.
“We are proud of John’s election and know that he will provide great leadership to the Section,” said Sam Kelly, chairman of Brunini’s Board of Directors. “We are proud of the leadership John provides to the industry on the federal, state and local level and will now provide to the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources”.
Milner concentrates his practice primarily in environmental law and litigation. He represents business and industrial clients in environmental permitting and enforcement actions, natural resource damage assessments and regulation promulgation before the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and other federal and state agencies, as well as in environmental litigation in state and federal courts in Mississippi and other southeastern states. His environmental practice also concerns real estate due diligence and contractual matters in the southeastern region states. John also represents clients in lobbying and monitoring activities concerning environmental and other business and industry issues before the Mississippi Legislature.
Prior to being elected as Vice Chair, John served as the Publications Officer for the Section of Energy, Environment and Resources from 2014-2015. He started his three-year term on August 2, 2015. He will serve one year as Vice Chair, one year as Chair-Elect followed by a year serving as Chairman of the Section.