SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Kearns & West, a leading collaboration and strategic communications firm, announced today that J. Michael Harty has joined the firm's senior leadership team as a Principal.
Recognized as one of the most highly regarded professionals in the country for environmental dispute resolution, Mike manages the Department of Interior's Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution roster of more than 300 dispute resolution professionals and firms across the country. Mike has two decades of experience assessing, convening, designing and facilitating/mediating large and complex public and organizational disputes. These include large-scale collaborative planning efforts, public policy dialogues, matters in litigation, regulatory negotiations, and site-specific disputes. Mike also consults with federal and state agencies and NGOs on strategic issues related to conflict management, organizational development, and public decision-making.
Mike has direct experience with water rights adjudication, water quality, ocean, mining, ecosystem restoration, public lands, and endangered species issues. He has worked on multiple projects where the interests of Native American tribes were significant. His familiarity with a wide range of federal environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, NEPA, and Endangered Species Act makes Mike a valuable resource to clients across the firm.
Mike holds a J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC and a B.A. cum laude from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He is listed on the roster of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Roster of ECR Practitioners, and is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, the California Dispute Resolution Council, and the American Bar Association, including the Section on Environment and Natural Resources and the Section on Dispute Resolution.
Contact:
Amanda Roberts
[email protected]
202-535-7800 x1114
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