Kaitlin Ouverson, PE, (Minnesota) will present “Environmental Investigations for Lawyers” at the 2023 Minnesota Environmental Institute Conference at the Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Conference Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 3:55 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The event is sponsored by Minnesota CLE and the Minnesota State Bar Association’s (MSBA’s) Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Section.

Kaitlin’s co-presenters are Calista Timmerman of Landmark Environmental, LLC, Narayanan Raghupathi of WSP USA, and Kodi J. Verhalen, Taft Stettinius, and Hollister LLP.

Kaitlin is a professional engineer with 10 years of experience focused on designing the remediation of former manufacturing facilities and providing liability assurance for renovations and acquisitions of former manufacturing and lumber facilities. She has served as a board member and stakeholder for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Best Management Practices Stakeholder Group for the commercial and industrial sectors. Kaitlin advises on topics including mitigation techniques, confirmation testing, and continuing obligations.

Minnesota CLE was established by the MSBA to provide continuing legal education for Minnesota attorneys and to produce written materials designed to make them more successful in their legal practice. The CLE annual multiday conferences cover developments in topics including real estate, employment, taxation, probate and trust, intellectual property, and family law. In addition to programs addressing substantive areas and legal procedures, the organization also offers programs in legal ethics, elimination of bias, law office management, and professional development.

MSBA is a forum for licensed attorneys to connect, teach, learn, and confront challenges together. Members advocate for the legal profession at the courts and in the legislature.

Abstract

This session will provide an overview of environmental investigations. Learn the stages and process of the investigation, the implications of test results that exceed standards, and considerations in developing cleanup and mitigation strategies. This session will also touch on the lawyer’s role in such investigations and legal implications.

More Information

About the event: The 19th Annual Minnesota Environmental Institute
About Minnesota CLE: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
About MSBA: MSBA Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Section
For consultation regarding legal aspects of environmental investigations, contact Kaitlin at kouverson@geosyntec.com.
Learn more about Kaitlin: Kaitlin’s LinkedIn