Ecology Law Quarterly’s Annual Symposium is a forum for leading voices in environmental and energy law, policy, and advocacy. The 2023 Annual Symposium explored the challenges and opportunities of rural lawyering. The Symposium featured voices from on-the-ground community groups, both lawyers and non-lawyers, who are fighting for justice in rural locales ranging from California to Montana and Kentucky.
The Symposium included three distinct panel discussions and a session featuring individual speakers on the present and future of rural environmental lawyering. The symposium speakers clarified that a lawyer’s integration into, and knowledge of, the rural community is necessary to effectively contribute to environmental solutions. These advocates exemplified grit, as they often face scant resources and significant barriers to garner attention, build movements, and win legal success.
