Open Doors: Careers in the Environmental Policy

November 17, 2009 • 12:15 PM • Law School 4047

Tim Profeta '97, founding director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and former counsel for the environment to Sen. Joseph Lieberman, will discuss his diverse career as a principal architect of the Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, his representation of Lieberman in legislative negotiations pertaining to environmental and energy issues, as well as coordinating the senator's energy and environmental portfolio during his runs for national office. Profeta has served as a visiting lecturer at Duke Law School, where he taught a weekly seminar on the evolution of environmental law and the Endangered Species Act. Before joining Lieberman's staff, he was a law clerk for Judge Paul L. Friedman, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. For more information, contact Camesha McAllister Jones at mcallister@law.duke.edu. RSVP by emailing careercenter@law.duke.edu by Friday, Nov. 13.