Howard Kenison is recognized as a leading environmental law and litigation attorney in Colorado in Chambers USA 2024, a directory of top lawyers and law firms. According to Chambers, Howard is admired for his handling of environmental litigation, including matters concerning air quality, water quality and hazardous waste.
Howard is a former Colorado Deputy Attorney General and nationally recognized attorney in environmental law and litigation. With over four decades of accomplishments, he brings experience and practical knowledge assessing environmental risk and resolving legal issues, whether in judicial or administrative proceedings or commercial transactions, for clients dealing with the complex array of environmental laws that can impact projects and commercial transactions.
Howard advises and guides clients in solutions that balance economic and environmental interests and achieve client objectives. His practice areas include environmental due diligence in business transactions, defense of enforcement actions, air quality litigation and permitting, NEPA litigation for utility, water and transportation projects, environmental audits for corporate risk prevention, wetlands permitting, hazardous and radioactive waste facility litigation, water quality permitting and enforcement actions, superfund matters, natural resource damage litigation, and environmental insurance litigation.
Howard is a Past Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Environment Energy and Resources (2020-2021). He serves on the Advisory Council of the ABA Center for Human Rights and is Past Chair of the Colorado Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. He was selected as Outstanding Alumni of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Howard is a frequent speaker on environmental issues.
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