Early, Blaine
Attorney at Stites & Harbison
Dr. Early has practiced environmental law at Stites & Harbison, PLLC, for over 20 years. His work with industry includes advice on compliance, permitting, transactions, response to enforcement actions, participation in regulatory development, and related administrative and civil litigation. In addition to the environmental statutory programs, Dr. Early also advises on sustainability and energy matters. He is the current chair of the Kentucky Chamber’s Energy & Environment Council. Dr. Early is former chair of the American Bar Association’s Water Quality and Wetlands Committee of the Section of Environment, Energy & Resources and is a past chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Environmental Section. Before law, he was a professor of biology and chair of the Biology Department at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Dr. Early earned a Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of Louisville, and a J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky.