Steven Burns Email & Phone Number

I am an experienced environmental attorney helping utilities and businesses navigate waste management, water resources, and environmental compliance and strategy. Change is a constant but never more so under our current energy transition! I'm as comfortable with operations managers, regulatory managers, and environmental consultants as I am with other lawyers. I'm grateful to serve on Balch’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Council and try to do my small part to enhance inclusion and belonging.Practice areas of focus include:• Coal ash and CCR• RCRA, CERCLA, waste, and contamination management • Waterways and water resource projects• Corps of Engineers operations and regulation• ESG• Environmental justice• DHS regulatory programs including CFATS and SAFETY Act• Wetlands• Endangered species• Regulatory inspections• Legal privileges and protections for sensitive information - especially training non-lawyers on best practices for communicationsOut of college, I worked on Capitol Hill and went to law school at night. I spent five years after that at an energy-environmental boutique firm that did some lobbying and policy work (Van Ness Feldman). Those ten years were an important influence on my understanding of how environmental law and policy take shape. In my free time I enjoy travel, food, fiction, and music. I play golf badly and hit the gym when I can. Go Vols

Listed skills include Environmental Law, Environmental Awareness, Public Policy, Homeland Security, and 2 others.