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11Meet CLA’s Summer 2019 Interns

Meet CLA’s Summer 2019 Interns

Jun 21, 2019

Please join us in welcoming our spectacular team of summer interns! This diverse crew of law students will be providing invaluable assistance to several legal projects over the summer months. Learn more about each member of our eighth class of accomplished and engaging legal interns, Hannah Ford-Stille, Nicholle Vo and Colleen O’Connor Collins, who have joined us in […]

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CLA Welcomes New Staff Attorney

May 20, 2019

CLA Welcomes New Staff Attorney,  Hannah K. Brubach, Esq. Meet Hannah Brubach, CLA’s new team member leading the Pro Bono Services program. Hannah joins us through our exciting new partnership between Chesapeake Legal Alliance and Environmental Action Center. To read about more about Hannah and our our new programs, click here.If you are an existing CLA volunteer attorney, […]

13CLA Celebrates 10 Years Of Defending The Bay

CLA Celebrates 10 Years Of Defending The Bay

Mar 8, 2019

CLA Expands Capacity To Assist Bay Community with New Programs It began in 2009, when attorneys Russ Stevenson and Ridgway Hall felt a pressing need in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Across the Bay’s six states and Washington, D.C., there were hundreds of nonprofit organizations working to restore and protect the Bay and its tributaries. Few, though, […]

14JOIN CLA VP, Ridge Hall, during ELI Webinar “CERCLA and the Department of Defense”

JOIN CLA VP, Ridge Hall, during ELI Webinar “CERCLA and the Department of Defense”

Feb 11, 2019

Please join CLA’s own, Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., vice president of Chesapeake Legal Alliance, as he participates on the discussion panel: “Who Pays for Superfund Cleanups at DoD Owned Sites?” during an Environmental Law Institute (ELI) webinar/ telecon/ in-person conference, “CERCLA and the Department of Defense,” THIS Wednesday, February 13. Hosted by global law firm, […]

15The Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA) announces Eliza Smith Steinmeier as its new Executive Director.

The Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA) announces Eliza Smith Steinmeier as its new Executive Director.

Oct 4, 2018

Annapolis, Maryland, October 1, 2018. The Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eliza Smith Steinmeier as its new Executive Director. Russ Stevenson, the Chairman of the Alliance, said, “As a long-time member of our Board, Eliza volunteered to fill in on a temporary basis while we searched for a successor […]

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CELEBRATE Chesapeake Bay Awareness week June 2-10, 2018!

Jun 2, 2018

Celebrate Chesapeake Awareness Week Starting Today! Join CLA to Celebrate the Chesapeake Bay #OneChesapeake Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week ~ June 2-10 2018 This week was created in 2016 to mark a time for all of us to acknowledge the great work happening for our local rivers, streams, and Chesapeake Bay. You can find all of […]

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CLA ED Jackie Guild Announces Her Resignation

Apr 19, 2018

Jackie Guild Resigns as Executive Director of CLA to work with the Office of Environmental Policy of the City of Annapolis   Annapolis, MD  The Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA) announced today that its Executive Director, Jackie Guild, is resigning to take a position as Director of the Office of Environmental Policy of the City of Annapolis. In making […]

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Position Description: Executive Director

Apr 8, 2018

APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS; POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED The Chesapeake Legal Alliance The Chesapeake Legal Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to use the law to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. We carry out that mission primarily through a network of volunteer attorneys who provide pro bono legal […]

19Attorney Abigail Benjamin Recognized as Volunteer of the Month for December 2017

Attorney Abigail Benjamin Recognized as Volunteer of the Month for December 2017

Jan 15, 2018

Attorney Abigail Benjamin is representing West Virginia Rivers Coalition in its opposition to two proposed natural gas pipelines – the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Eastern Panhandle expansion project. On December 18th, Abigail attended a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection hearing and made public comment regarding the lack of stream monitoring in the proposed […]

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CLA recognizes Attorney Abigail Benjamin as December’s Volunteer of the Month – December 2017

Jan 12, 2018

CLA recognizes  Attorney Abigail Benjamin  as  December 2017 Volunteer of the Month! Attorney Abigail Benjamin is representing West Virginia Rivers Coalition in its opposition to two proposed natural gas pipelines – the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Eastern Panhandle expansion project. On December 18th, Abigail attended a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection hearing and […]

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