Member of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Mr. Bakare practices in the firm’s Energy & Environmental Group. Mr. Bakare focuses on issues involving water, sewer, and stormwater utility services, as well as electricity, natural gas, and oil pipeline matters. He counsels several municipal water, sewer, and stormwater systems, and he represents consumers of large investor-owned water utilities. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a prosecutor at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Shareholder at Mette, Evans & Woodside
Mr. Bruder serves as chair of the Mette, Evans & Woodside Environmental Practice Group. He previously served as an attorney with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. In the area of environmental law, Mr. Bruder focuses his practice in federal and state regulatory compliance, solid waste planning, sewage facilities planning, brownfield remediation and development, storage tank permitting and remediation, and water quality matters. Mr. Bruder counsels clients with respect to construction issues, lead paint and asbestos abatement, and he regularly handles matters involving administrative law, including state-issued licenses or permits.

Attorney at K&L Gates LLP
Mr. Holtzman’s practice is focused on environmental law, constitutional law, appellate litigation, gaming law, and commercial litigation. He represents energy industry clients in agency enforcement activities, allegations of water and surface contamination, property rights disputes, deed and contract interpretation issues, challenges to permits, and freedom of information laws. Mr. Holtzman advises energy industry clients on Pennsylvania and federal regulatory compliance issues, including stream crossing, spill remediation, waste processing, stormwater discharge, mechanical integrity, sensitive species, permitting, and reporting issues.

Of Counsel at Mette, Evans & Woodside
During his 20 years in the wastewater treatment consulting industry, Mr. Hurst developed an interest in the regulatory aspect of the field, which led him to pursue his law degree. Focusing his practice on environmental, public utility and land use, he now represents individuals and municipalities. Mr. Hurst has authored many articles on wastewater treatment, water quality standards and professionalism. He has presented on storm water management, industrial pretreatment programs, water quality standards, emergency preparedness at treatment plants, and state standards for plant operators.

Associate at K&L Gates LLP
Mr. Macfarlan is an associate in the firm’s environment, land and natural resources practice group. He counsels energy, industrial, utility and commercial sector clients on compliance with federal, state and local environmental and land use laws. He works with regulatory regimes governing wastewater and stormwater discharges, wetland and stream protection, air emissions, solid and hazardous waste management, water withdrawals, chemical and toxic substance controls, release reporting and response, and preservation of endangered species, cultural resources and historic properties.

Partner at with Overstreet & Nestor, LLC
Mr. Nestor has an administrative law and litigation practice with an emphasis on environmental, energy and land use matters. He appears regularly before state and federal agencies and courts and local municipal bodies in connection with zoning and land development matters. Mr. Nestor represents state and national trade associations, and he has prosecuted civil actions brought against local and state government officials. Mr. Nestor advises clients on issues with landfills, oil refineries, surface mines and natural gas power plants.

General Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)
The SRBC regulates the withdrawal, consumptive use and diversion of water into and out of the Susquehanna River Basin in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Prior to joining the SRBC, Mr. Oyler was assistant counsel with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and he was assistant counsel for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. He received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Attorney with Zaepfel Law PC
Mr. Zaepfel is a solo practitioner focusing his practice on environmental and business law. He is also the general counsel at Rettew Associates, Inc., a multidisciplinary professional services firm. He is a former assistant counsel at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and he formerly served as environmental and regulatory counsel with the P. H. Glatfelter Company. He was a founding editor of The Environmental Lawyer while at George Washington University, and he is author of materials published by PBI, ABA and law review on environmental topics.