Biography
Professor Firestone has lectured and served as seminar leader for the Federal Judicial Center and the American Bar Association; for USAID and USIA/State Department programs in Madagascar, Micronesia, Austria, and Eastern Europe; and at New York University, McGill Law School, Hawaii Law School and Hawaii Pacific University, University of Vermont School of Business Administration, King's College in London, University of Mysore and Cochin University of Science and Technology in India, and Petrozavodsk State University Law School in Russia. He gave the keynote address at the inaugural seminar of the Center of Environmental Law Studies at the University of the Andes in Chile and presented a workshop on United States environmental law to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. He has also been of counsel to private law firms and governmental entities on a variety of legal issues.
Publications
Books
Presentations
Lecturer and seminar leader for US Information Agency in Eastern Europe, Austria, and Micronesia, since 1986; topics include environmental law and citizen participation in government decisionmaking in United States.
Fine Tuning with Professor Firestone, NYC Area VLS Alumni Event, University Club of New York, Invited Speaker, April 23, 2015.
Fine Tuning with Professor Firestone, Boston Area VLS Alumni Event, McDermott, Will, and Emery LLP, Invited Speaker, March 19, 2015.
Awards & Accomplishments
Awards, Honors or Grants
Service Work
Professor at Vermont Law School since 1973.
Advisor to Barnard Planning Commision with respect to Town Plan and Zoning Ordinance Revisons, 2011