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Patrick A. Parenteau

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Senior Counsel to the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic and Professor of Law

LLM, environmental law, George Washington University, 1975;
JD, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 1972;
BS, business administration, Regis College, Denver, CO, 1969

Phone: (802) 831-1305
Email: pparenteau@vermontlaw.edu

Awards and Affiliations

Affiliations

Teaching at VLS:

Leadership and Service:

  • Commissioner, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, 1987–89.
  • Regional Counsel for the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency, Boston, 1984–87.
  • Vice-President for Conservation, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, DC, 1976–84.

Contributions to the Law:

  • Helped build strong advocacy program, National Wildlife Federation.
  • Administered environmental programs for state and federal agencies.
  • Developed legal theories to expand protection for wetlands and endangered species.
  • Drafted and helped enact many environmental laws at federal and state level.
  • Taught and mentored hundreds of students and young lawyers.