Howard Crystal Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Litigation and non-litigation advocacy focused on removing barriers to expanding distributed and community solar, including utility rate design and utility support for anti-solar policies. Current and recent projects include petitions to, and litigation against, FEMA and HUD concerning renewable energy spending; advocacy before FERC and DOE concerning Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and other alternatives to centralized power projects; calling on the FTC to launch an investigation of utility anti-competitive practices; and challenging utility rollbacks to net metering.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Animal Law Seminar - co-taught upper level writing seminar on animal law advocacy, covering litigation, lobbying and other advocacy issues. Course covered major federal animal protection statutes, federal jurisdictional doctrines, and major cases concerning animal protection matters.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Represented clients in litigation and administrative advocacy pursuing clean energy and environmental protection matters. Projects included representing solar-supporting small businesses in a California Utilities Commission rate proceeding; representing Sierra Club in coal plant litigation; representing NRDC before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the D.C. Circuit over nuclear safety matters; and advocating for the Bureau of Land Management to address the climate change and other adverse environmental impacts of federally leased coal.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Continuing the public interest practice developed at Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

Washington Dc

Public interest litigator for safe energy, environmental and wildlife protection, public health, and government transparency initiatives. Extensive briefing and argument experience in the D.C. Circuit and federal district courts.Selected litigation projects:Obtaining effective remedies against the largest tobacco companies in long-running RICO consumer fraud suit over the adverse health effects of cigarettesD.C. Circuit Petition for Review over the Coast Guard's failure to require leak detection devices on single-hulled oil tankersObtaining FOIA records related to the Cheney Energy Task ForceChallenging the severe accident mitigation analysis conducted in connection with the re-licensing of the Limerick nuclear power plant outside PhiladelphiaDefending the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's import ban on polar bear "trophies" from Canada Protecting North Atlantic right whales from ship strikes Protecting national parks from polluting jetskis and snowmobilesObtaining improved restoration of Department of Energy nuclear waste sites

Public Interest Advocacy seminar, covering all aspects of public interest practice with a focus on federal court litigation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Litigation Associate on insurance coverage and securities litigation matters

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Law clerk, managing civil docket and assisting Judge in courtroom proceedings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Doctor Of Law (J.D.) Magna-Cum-Laude, 1993

Activities and Societies: Constitutional Law Moot Court Team, Legal Research and Writing Fellow, Public Interest Law Scholar

B.A, Political Science And Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Resident Assistant at International Studies Residential College

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