Thu Jan 16th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
In the late seventies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service began buying pieces of land along the Texas-Mexico border. This collection of land, assembled over decades into 135 individual tracts of nearly 105,000 acres, were part of an effort to protect the Rio Grande Valley of Texas from development and farming. Although the area has since become a quagmire of illegal immigration and drug smuggling, it is also one […]
Thu Jan 16th, On Firm News, by Bick Law LLP
Bick Law LLP’s founding partner, Kim Bick, is the Program Chair for the DRI Toxic Tort and Environmental Law group and has planned the DRI TTEL annual conference this year in Phoenix, AZ, on February 19-21. It will have ethics and bias CLE credits, and Kim personally curated outstanding panels that will be interesting and engaging. Of course, the networking opportunities are unsurpassed as well. We hope to see you there. Register before […]
Wed Jan 15th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On Monday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it plans to advance the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) in New York and New Jersey. The Cleaner Trucks Initiative is a part of the regulations allowed under the Clean Air Act and seeks to develop cleaner emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. This week’s announcement is an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the second step in the process begun in late […]
Wed Jan 8th, On Firm News, by Bick Law LLP
U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual lists of Best Law Firms and Best Lawyers in America. Among the honorees are twenty-one members of the Environmental Law Network, including Bick Law LLP and our own Alan Bick, who has been singled out as one of America’s Best Lawyers. Lawyers selected by U.S. News and World Report’s Best Lawyers publication are chosen by their peers in the legal industry. […]
