CHICAGO, June 11, 2010 —The American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources will hold a lunchtime teleconference called “Meet the Administration: A Luncheon Visit with Associate General Counsel Leslye M. Fraser S.M., J.D.” on Friday, June 18, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.  Fraser is with the Office of General Counsel, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office, U.S. EPA. 

Since chemical management is a top priority for the Lisa Jackson EPA administration, this event will look at the key legal issues being pursued by the EPA’s Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office, as well as introduce Fraser and her background.

The teleconference will also feature Lynn L. Bergeson, Bergeson Campbell, PC, Washington, D.C., as moderator and panelist Charles L. Franklin, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld LLP, Washington, D.C. 

The teleconference was put together by the SEER Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know Committee and is cosponsored by the Environmental Law Institute. This session does not offer CLE credit.

There are two ways to participate: at the host site or by dialing in.  The conference is free of charge at the host site location, Bergeson Campbell; but reservations are required.  Bergeson Campbell, PC, is located at 1203 Nineteenth St., N.W., Suite 300, in Washington.  To RSVP, call Chad Howlin, 202-557-3816 or chowlin@lawbc.com.  Individuals wishing to dial in can participate by telephone and register online.

The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is the premier forum for strategies and information for environmental, energy and resource lawyers. Representing more than 11,000 members with a wide range of professional interests, the section keeps its members abreast of development trends, current court decisions, legislative initiatives and statutes concerning environmental, natural resources and energy law.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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