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Mr. Lai is an accomplished landscape architect and thought leader in sustainability, resiliency, conservation, and Nature-based Solutions. He leverages over three decades of design and planning experience to steer large, complex projects to successful completion. Mr. Lai’s interest in drawing and environmentalism led him to a field that he describes as the ‘architecture of living things’ with an immense potential to impact quality of life for future generations. He has extensive expertise in site sustainability design, green infrastructure and water conservation that enable him to focus and maximize the creative energies of project collaborators toward innovative solutions. Mr. Lai is committed to local environmental advocacy and education. He has spoken at numerous conferences on a variety of sustainable and urbanist issues including the Net Zero Conference, Greenbuild and the California Green Building Conference. Mr. Lai is currently the Past-Chair of the Board of Directors for the United States Green Building Council, California (USGBC-CA), a founder of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) collaborative, Living Future Los Angeles and a co-founder for the New American Dream Think Tank. Professionally, he is a lecturer at the CalPoly Pomona Landscape Architecture Department and is the Principal and Founder of Quixotic Nature-based Solutions based in Pasadena, CA.

Mr. Black is a Senior Consulting Engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., specializing in Building Codes and the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. Professional experience includes providing design requirements and developing code reports for various occupancy types, creating Life Safety Drawings using AutoCAD, Revit, and Bluebeam PDF. Previous roles include Fire Protection Engineer at Cosentini Associates, managing engineering support for hospitals and ensuring compliance with life safety measures, and Approvals Engineer at FM Global, overseeing advanced suppression systems and flood mitigation project approvals. Additional engineering experience includes roles at UTC Aerospace Systems as a Senior Project Engineer and at UTC Power as a Product Safety & Certification Engineer. Kevin M. Black holds a Master of Science in Fire Protection Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

CLM Engineering is a multi-faceted engineering firm offering construction management and engineering, and forensic investigations. Mr. Moskowitz is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Moskowitz earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Bridgeport, his Master in Construction Administration from Columbia University, and his Certificate in Mediation from Quinnipiac College School of Law.

Mr. Moseley has 26 years of experience providing holistic, multi-objective watershed management planning services for regulatory compliance, infrastructure implementation and resilience, floodplain management, stormwater management, and public engagement. He has a background in program development and implementation for both water quality and quantity concerns for municipal, state, and federal clients across the United States. Mr. Moseley specializes in National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) compliance, flood resilience planning, Community Rating System (CRS) application and program review, and on-site flood disaster assistance. He also brings extensive experience in stormwater management to clients, having managed numerous municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulatory, planning, and implementation projects in support of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit applications and compliance plans. Mr. Moseley’s experience also includes stormwater program financing feasibility and implementation, including establishment of stormwater utilities in multiple states. He presents at – and facilitates – public and advisory committee meetings. Of note, Mr. Moseley has served on four different technical advisory committees addressing stormwater management regulation, practice, and process in Virginia, including the most recent Stormwater Handbook update in 2023. He holds a bachelor’s degree in American government and a master’s degree in Urban & Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP); a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) through the Association of State Floodplain Managers; and an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Mr. Burack with Burack Environmental Law Office has over 40 years of exclusively environmental legal experience, including four years as an enforcement attorney with U.S. EPA in Washington, DC, and ten years as a partner with Pepper Hamilton, LLP, in Philadelphia. Mr. Burack has represented industrial and commercial clients in a wide variety of regulatory and enforcement matters including: stormwater citizen suit and agency enforcement actions, stormwater permitting, Brownfield site acquisitions, site cleanups, and cost-recovery claims against historic site owners. Mr. Burack is a 1976 graduate of University of Illinois (B.A., Psychology) with a law degree from Washington University (St. Louis) in 1979. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and the District of Columbia, and he is an approved mediator pursuant to Rule 53.3 of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Burack has published articles in the Pennsylvania Bar Journal, Philadelphia Business Journal, the Legal Intelligencer, and the Route 422 Business Advisor. 

Mr. Hagerty is a civil and environmental engineer with over 30 years of experience in the environmental and civil engineering consulting industry. Mr. Hagerty’s areas of competency and practice have included environmental permitting and compliance, environmental insurance support, storage tank containment system compliance, dam and waterway engineering, environmental remediation, landfill design and compliance, stormwater management, natural resources, land development support, remedial design, contaminated sediment management, residential metals remediation and construction QA/QC. Mr. Hagerty is dual licensed as a professional engineer (DE, MD, MO, NJ, PA and VA) and a professional geologist (DE). He earned his B.C.E., Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware and his M.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering from Villanova University.

Derron LaBrake, Wetland Scientist, Wetlands & Ecology, Inc.
Wetlands & Ecology, Inc. is a small environmental consulting firm based in southeastern Pennsylvania. While our office is currently located in southeastern Pennsylvania, we consider the lower 48 states our service area. Incorporated in 1999, W&E’s owners have a combined total of over 50 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry; are known for providing distinctive solutions and exceptional service to our clients. W&E was formed with the objective of providing high quality and specialized environmental services to the regulated community. The owners have strong business relationships that grew from many years of always thinking innovatively and meeting the needs of their clients. W&E is a company with a unique culture that has long client relationships and long-term organizational stability. One of our cornerstones principles is that our people are our most valuable asset for meeting the needs and expectations of our clients. W&E is a firm that is recognized for our high level of scientific expertise and uncompromising professional integrity. W&E’s professionals take ownership of clients’ needs on all projects, and that is what drives us to find and deliver the solutions that achieve the goals or our clients. At W&E the regulated community gains the advantage of working with highly skilled scientists who are committed to success on each and every project.

Mr. White has over 35 years of experience in engineering, ranging from compliance and industrial wastewater and air treatment system evaluations to remedial study/design projects. Mr. White works with clients across a variety of industries, including iron and steel, utilities, specialty chemicals, food and food additive processing, and petroleum refining. He has expertise in industrial wastewater and stormwater regulatory review and implementation support under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program. Mr. White earned a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and an M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Dan Wright Montrose Environmental Group
Mr. Wright is the director of operations for the Site Design at Montrose Environmental Group. He is a civil engineer and serves as project manager and senior project consultant for numerous land development projects. His duties include project planning; engineering analysis; municipal and permitting agency coordination; and production of land development plans, construction plans, and reports. Mr. Wright has been working in the site design field since 1984, working on large and small multi-disciplined private and public land development projects. Mr. Wright has developed a unified design approach that coordinates planning, architecture, and landscape architecture with the civil engineering design based on his experience working with various types of clients. This approach has enabled Mr. Wright to successfully manage projects from conceptual design through completion of construction on a variety of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional projects. Mr. Wright’s duties include project planning; engineering analyses; and production of land development plans, construction plans, and reports. Mr. Wright specializes in creating engineering designs that are efficient but that also enhance the project. Complex grading and utility coordination designs significantly contributed to several redevelopment projects in the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Wright is also the township engineer and township zoning officer for Charlestown Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Farrell’s main areas of practice include Estate Planning and Probate, Civil Litigation, Business, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Law and Real Estate. He earned his J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law.

 Mr. Langdon works with companies in all aspects of employee benefits, including nonqualified deferred compensation, qualified retirement plans, and health and welfare benefits as well as general employment law matters. He is able to navigate the complex legal aspects of executive compensation, employee benefits, and employment law while simultaneously explaining those complexities in a clear and concise manner.  Mr. Langdon understands the importance of finding creative and effective solutions to complex problems. With a primary focus on employee benefits, including nonqualified deferred compensation, He guides his clients through the rules and regulations governing nonqualified plans and employee benefits more generally. This encompasses qualified retirement plans and health and welfare benefits.  Mr. Langdon has extensive experience in advising clients with deferred compensation packages, incentive compensation, and equity ownership. He consistently advises companies on the operation and maintenance of qualified retirement plans and health and welfare benefits.  Mr. Langdon earned his J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law, and his LL.M. in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law.

Mr. O’Brien works hand-in-hand with clients to understand their wishes regarding their estate and helps them to achieve those objectives in the most tax-efficient manner. He helps clients with basic estate plans including a will, healthcare power of attorney, durable power of attorney, and a trust. Mr. O’Brien also counsels clients to create and accomplish complex wealth transfer or business succession plans. Upon the death of a loved one, He  works with families to ensure that the plans they had in place are executed properly throughout the probate process. With experience in trust disputes, guardianships, conservatorships, and Medicaid planning, he provides his clients advice and oversight on a variety of before-and-after-death planning problems that their families or their business might face. Mr. O’Brien earned his J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law.

Mr. Pirsch has 20 years in the practice of law. He has an extensive background in business law, employment law, estate planning, litigation, government affairs, and has assisted hundreds of clients before state and federal courts, government body administrative hearings, and in negotiations, and mediations. Mr. Pirsch works with the owners or board of directors of numerous small businesses, nonprofit corporations, and charities, with families, and individuals who need competent and experienced counsel. He received his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the University of Nebraska College of Law; a Masters in Journalism (M.A.) from the University of Nebraska; and his Masters in Public and Nonprofit Administration (M.P.A.) from George Mason University. During law school, Mr. Pirsch clerked for the Nebraska Department of Justice in Criminal Appeals and, following graduation, he was appointed as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Nebraska. Subsequently, he served as Legislative Counsel to Congressman Lee Terry, General Counsel to the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts, and Deputy State Treasurer and General Counsel to the Nebraska State Treasurer. Mr. Pirsch is licensed in both state and federal courts in Nebraska, the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims, and the United States Tax Court. He is also the author of numerous business law articles, Attorney General Opinions, fiction, and his thesis, Blind Trusts as a Model for Campaign Finance Reform, was selected for publication by the William and Mary Policy Journal.

Ms. Swiniarski is licensed to practice in Nebraska and Iowa. She is a member of Wealth Counsel, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Nebraska Bar Association, Omaha Bar Association, and a member of the Omaha Estate Planning Council. Most recently she was editor in chief of the Nebraska Elder Law Handbook.

Elder Law of Omaha’s primary practice areas are Estate Planning include Trusts, Special Needs Planning, Asset Preservation Planning, and Probate and Trust Administration. Ms. Swiniarski received her Juris Doctorate from Creighton University School of Law in 1986. Since that time, she has practiced law in a wide variety of settings, from corporate to private practice. In addition, she has taught legal topics in various academic settings.

Attorney
Mr. Blake has built a wealth of litigation experience in eminent domain, condemnation, real estate and commercial disputes in over 35 years of practice. He values the opportunity to advise clients on their rights as property owners and devotes a significant amount of time to educating others about his area of practice. Mr. Blake is a frequently-invited lecturer, locally and nationally, regarding all aspects of condemnation and property rights, and he is a frequent author on these topics. Mr. Blake became a partner at Baylor Evnen in August of 2007, and was previously a partner with Pierson, Fitchett, Hunzeker, Blake & Katt from 1984-2007. Before beginning private practice, Mr. Blake was assistant city attorney for the City of Lincoln, 1975 – 1979 and the chief assistant city attorney, 1979-1984.

Attoney, Mattson Ricketts
Mr. Garbison’s practice areas include agricultural law; broker misconduct; civil and commercial litigation; estate planning; general counsel; investor rights; natural resources and environmental law; wills, trusts and powers of attorney. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned a bachelor of arts degree in History. He had first joined Mattson Ricketts Law Firm part-time as a clerk while studying at the University of Lincoln College of Law. After graduating with high distinction, Mr. Garbison joined the Mattson Ricketts team full-time as an associate attorney. He is licensed to practice in Nebraska state and federal courts and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Garbison is a member of the Order of the Coif and Three-time CALI Excellence for the Future Award Winner.

Attorney, Knudsen Law Firm
Mr. Peterson’s practice areas include agricultural law, appellate practice, bankruptcy, business and commerce, condemnation, trademark and copyright, real estate, trial advocacy. He has served as his firm’s managing partner and on the firm’s management committee for several terms. Mr. Peterson is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He was selected in 2007 as a Super Lawyer of the Great Plains, he is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American, Nebraska and Lincoln bar associations. Mr. Peterson has served as president, vice president and secretary of the Bank Attorney’s Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association, and he is currently the vice president of the Bankruptcy Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Mr. Peteron obtained his juris doctorate degree from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln with high distinction in 1981. He was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif, a law school scholastic honorary society and was a member of the Nebraska Law Review from 1979-81. Mr. Peterson obtained his bachelor of arts degree in 1978, also from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where he was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Attorney, Baird Holm
Mr. Zetzsche counsels clients on agricultural, energy, environmental, and natural-resources legal matters. He represents clients in large-scale transactions to develop, finance, acquire, lease, and sell land and natural resources. Mr. Zetsche has experience dealing with general real-estate matters, environmental liability, and an array of natural resources, including carbon sequestration, mineral rights, renewable energy, water rights, and wetlands. He also assists clients with hemp and liquor regulatory issues. After attending college at the University of Portland, Mr. Zetsche managed a 1,500-acre hay farm in central Oregon. He then moved to Nebraska to attend law school. At the University of Nebraska College of Law, he earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in five subjects (administrative law, civil clinic, environmental law, Native American law, and water law) and was named the Civil Clinic Student of the Year. Mr. Zetsche helped to lead the law school’s environmental and equal-justice societies, served as a junior staff editor on the University of Denver Water Law Review, and was recognized by the Nebraska State Bar Association as an outstanding advocate. Before joining the firm, Hannes worked as a judicial clerk to the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Hon. Michael G. Heavican.

Mr. Blankenau’s main area of expertise is Interstate Water Conflict. He has represented clients in a wide-range of water disputes including interstate cases involving the Platte River, Republican River, Missouri River and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers. Mr. Blankenau has also been involved in a variety of water disputes involving groundwater conflicts, served as administrative law judge in over 100 hearings concerning water use, and presently assists various individuals with conflicts concerning competing users. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Blankenau served as legal counsel, assistant director, and interim director of the Nebraska Department of Water Resources. Before attending law school, Mr. Blankenau received a B.S. degree in Natural Resources Management. He received his J.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to all Nebraska state courts, he is admitted to the United States Supreme Court and multiple federal district and circuit courts.

 Mr. Mostek having formed Mostek Law LLC in 2015, his practice is concentrated on environmental, real estate and corporate law. He earned his Juris Doctor degree at Creighton University School of Law (1985) and his Bachelor of Arts degree at University of Nebraska at Kearney (Political Science, Business Administration, Speech Communication, 1982). Mr. Mostek holds a Diploma in trial advocacy skills from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (1989) and is certificated as a lead auditor for ISO 14000 environmental management systems by the British Standards Institute (1996). For nearly 20 years, he has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America (© Woodward/White Inc.) in the specialty of Environmental Law (2006 – 2024), having been named the Nebraska environmental Lawyer of the Year in the 2016 and 2021 editions. Mr. Mostek is also honored to be listed for years among the Great Plains Super Lawyers in Environmental Law. He is Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated, holding an AV® Rating highest legal ability and ethics for more than 25 years. Mr. Mostek is active in his community and the state, having served on the Douglas County Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Governor’s Omaha Council on Lead-Safe Neighborhoods and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s Business Advisory Group. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Governor’s Council to Keep Nebraska Beautiful for nine years and served as Chairman of the Board for three of those years (2010 – 2012). Mr. Mostek continued to support KNB as the Title Sponsor of the annual Keep Nebraska Beautiful golf tournament fundraiser, “Golf for the Environment” for the nine years (2015 – 2023). He is past Chairman of the Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association and a longtime member of the Nebraska Industrial Council on the Environment, having served as Chairman of that organization for four years (2004 – 2006). Mr. Mostek is an entertaining and experienced lecturer on environmental, real estate and corporate matters.

 Ms. Rehan is a corporate attorney specializing in employment law, contract negotiation, real estate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. As an attorney, she values being a confidant for her clients, using her training and expertise to counsel them through some of life’s biggest decisions. Ms. Rehan clients often have multiple business ventures and need assistance in a variety of areas. With a forward-thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, she works collaboratively with business owners, large and small, to help them succeed. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Iowa and her J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.

Mr. Seidler’s practice includes, but is not limited to, real estate law, land use and zoning, condemnation, eminent domain, business law, estate planning and administration, and state and municipal law. He is a member of the American, Nebraska and Omaha bar associations. Mr. Seidler received his B.A. degree from Drake University and his J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law.

Mr. Nieman as a Nebraska-based State & Local Tax & Incentives Attorney, he has been working for over 38 years with company executive, tax, legal and site development personnel from around the country. He is called on by them to address Nebraska state and local tax and incentive planning strategies, site selection and development and Nebraska tax disputes (audits, claims, appeals and settlement). Mr. Nieman has led McGrath|North teams responsible for all aspects of site development and economic incentives in Nebraska, including site selection, site acquisition, site negotiation, regulatory and building approvals, project incentives and project entitlements. He has designed and drafted much of Nebraska’s tax, tax incentive and site development legislation. Mr. Nieman was the principal designer and drafter of the numerous Nebraska programs. He was also a co-designer and co-drafter of various other tax and incentive legislation, such as the Imagine Nebraska Act, LB 1107 (2020), LB 895 (2008) which added Tier 6 to the Nebraska Advantage Act, LB 872 (2012) which adopted the market state apportionment rule for business services income, LB 343 (2007) which extended the capital gain exclusion to extraordinary dividends and LB 161 (2017) which extended the tax incentive benefit carry forward period for Tier 6 projects. He has also worked with Nebraska’s business community and lobbyists to defend legislative attempts to repeal or reduce these programs. The above incentive and development programs have created over 100,000 new jobs and $35 billion of capital investment in over 900 business expansions throughout Nebraska. Nebraska’s Governors and State Directors of Economic Development have consulted with Mr. Nieman on economic development policy for over 3 decades. He has also authored a number of studies for the business community outlining strategies to improve Nebraska’s business climate. Mr. Nieman earned his B.S.B.A degree, summa cum laude, from Creighton University College of Business, and his J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law.

Mr. Otteman is an attorney with McGrath|North and is Chair of the firm’s Tax, Trusts and Estates Group. He specializes in taxation, including state and local taxation, state tax disputes and appeals, state business tax incentives, and site selection and planning. Mr. Otteman has represented clients of all sizes in both income, withholding, and sales tax assessments and claims before the Nebraska Department of Revenue. In addition, he has an extensive background in state tax incentives, including the Nebraska Advantage Act and Iowa’s and Missouri’s incentive programs. He has advised clients of all sizes with their tax incentive applications and claims, and assisted them in key aspects of the expansion planning process. Mr. Otteman is also an experienced Estate Planner and works closely with other members of the firm’s highly recognized and top rated estate planning team. His analytical approach keeps his clients informed on how the law will, or could, affect their business decisions. By looking at situations with a business model analysis, Mr. Otteman spots potential pitfalls and keeps the focus on accomplishing the client’s big picture goals. And, If a dispute should arise, he stands by his team’s ability to provide superior representation before the tax authorities. Mr. Otteman graduated summa cum laude from Creighton University College of Business, and thereafter received his Certified Public accountant registration. Wanting to further expand his capabilities to work with businesses, he received his law degree from Creighton University School of Law, graduating summa cum laude and then his L.L.M. in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law where he was valedictorian graduating magna cum laude. Because of his well recognized expertise, Mr. Otteman has been selected as an adjunct faculty member to teach business students at Creighton University College of Business for several years. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member to law students at the Creighton University School of Law. In addition, Mr. Otteman is a frequent speaker to CPA’s on a broad range of issues.

Mr. Gilbert brings over 28 years of experience in the renewable energy industry and holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is president of Azimuth Solar where he provides solar energy consulting, training and inspection services within the solar energy and real estate industries. From 2013 to 2016 he served as director of operations and maintenance (O&M) for Vigilant Energy Management, overseeing a portfolio of over 100 commercial PV systems. In 2000 Mr. Gilbert co-founded Chesapeake Solar, a leading mid-Atlantic solar energy company. In 2008 his company was listed on Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest-growing small companies, and later that same year the company was acquired by groSolar, one of the nation’s leading solar energy companies at the time. He served on the board of directors for the local chapter of the Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) and was chair of the Potomac Region Solar Energy Association (PRSEA) for four years starting in 1998. Mr. Gilbert has been certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) for both thermal and photovoltaic systems. 

Ms. Holdridge, LEED Fellow, EIT, Associate AIA is the Sustainability Director at Lake|Flato Architects. Leveraging her background in mechanical engineering, she directs all Lake|Flato teams in establishing sustainability goals. Ms. Holdridge devises strategies and systems to realize those goals under programs such as LEED, the 2030 Challenge, and the Living Building Challenge. She works closely with teams to evaluate passive systems and performs energy modeling throughout the design process. Ms. Holdridge received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Lyn E. Beggs is the managing attorney with the Law Offices of Lyn E. Beggs, PLLC. in Reno. She received her J.D. degree from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, in 1997 after obtaining her undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada Reno in International Affairs in 1994. Ms. Beggs, a native of northern Nevada, returned to Reno after law school as a staff attorney for the Federal District Court for the District of Nevada. She spent several years as a Washoe County deputy public defender for Washoe County, gaining extensive courtroom experience in both family and criminal matters. In 2005 Ms. Beggs became Deputy General Counsel and subsequently General Counsel for the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners where she acted as the prosecuting attorney for the Board in disciplinary matters, advised staff and board members on a myriad of legal administrative issues and worked closely with other licensing boards providing her with unique insight into administrative licensing matters. In 2012, she transitioned to the private sector assisting clients in professional licensing board matters before a variety of professional boards and agencies. In 2014 she established the Law Offices of Lyn E. Beggs, PLLC, to provide her clients with personal and professional representation. Ms. Beggs is active in State Bar committees and is a member of the Washoe County Bar Association and is a member of the American Healthcare Attorneys Association.

Caleb Green is an intellectual property strategist and technology attorney in the Dickinson Wright Las Vegas office. His primary areas of practice include intellectual property law, cyber-security and data protection laws, entertainment law, and technology. Namely, Mr. Green’s experience revolves around trademark prosecution, intellectual property litigation and enforcement, intellectual property management, corporate due diligence, and data protection compliance. He merges his legal acumen with his unique background in computer science and information technology to help clients understand complex technical and legal issues and advise them on how to best protect their proprietary goods and services through intellectual property and privacy laws. For example, Mr. Geen consults and advises clients on various emerging technologies, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain technology, DAOs, cryptocurrency, and metaverse/virtual reality matters. He earned his J.D. degree from William S. Boyd School of Law.

Leah Martin is the managing partner of Leah Martin Law. In 1999, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) with a B.A. degree in Environmental Studies and Political Science. In law school, she was editor-in-chief of the Nevada Law Journal and judicial extern to United States District Court Judge Phillip Pro. Ms. Martin graduated summa cum laude from UNLV’s law school in 2002. At graduation, she was recognized as the William S. Boyd Outstanding Graduate. Following her graduation from law school, she immediately began employment at Lionel Sawyer & Collins, at the time the largest law firm in the state, which specializes in a variety of business matters. While at that firm, and subsequently at Bailey Kennedy, she gained experience on complex matters while being mentored by a variety of top professionals in Nevada. In 2011, Ms. Martin made the choice to establish her own firm. She brings to her firm many years of experience in all areas of business law, including preparing formation documents; drafting operating and shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, purchase and finance agreements, leases, surrender agreements, non-compete and nondisclosure agreements, and employment agreements; contract litigation; shareholder derivative suits; business dissolutions; and appellate matters. During the course of her practice of law, Ms. Martin has also been involved in many areas of legal education and service. She was an associate editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual from 2004-2010. Ms. Martin was a teaching assistant for the Nevada Civil Practice class at UNLV’s law school from 2006-2008. She has been a grader for the Nevada Bar Exam since 2008. She has chaired the Clark County Law Foundation Community Service Committee, having served on the committee since 2007. In addition to maintaining her own cases, she has also been an arbitrator on the Court Annexed Arbitration Program Panel since 2012. Ms. Martin is licensed with the State Bars of Nevada and Arizona. She is also certified to practice Law in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Nevada, Clark County Bar Association, and Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys.

Professor Opfer teaches coursework in construction management, cost control, cost estimating, structural design, and facility systems (MEP design). He is also an industry consultant on design and construction issues, construction safety/defects, methods/materials, and production issues. Professor Opfer has been a consultant to numerous ENR Top 600 Design Firms, Top 400 Contractors, and Fortune Top 500 Corporations. He received his B.S. in Building Theory, B.A. in Business, and B.A. degree in Economics, all from Washington State University. Subsequently he received his M.S. in Management (MBA) from Purdue University and his P.D. in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Opfer has been involved as an estimator, lead estimator, chief estimator, and estimating consultant on billions of dollars of construction projects over his career. 

In May 2022, Ms. Cole opened Cole Family Law Firm, a boutique family law firm in Las Vegas. In addition to serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Ms. Cole also serves the Ely, Nevada, community and she has a second office there. Previously, Ms. Cole practiced with Willick Law Group, a premier Las Vegas family law firm, for seven years. She attended the Houston Family Law Trial Institute program in 2019 to build her trial advocacy skills, and she is well versed in complex litigation. Ms. Cole practiced in Elko, Nevada, from 2011-2015, and she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Dan Papez and the Honorable Steve Dobrescu in the Seventh Judicial District Court of Nevada in White Pine, Lincoln, and Eureka Counties in 2010. Ms. Cole is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law where she earned a Cali Excellence Award in Legal Research and Writing. She is admitted to practice in the State of Nevada and the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada.

Ms. Haseebullah is a 2014 graduate of UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law. While in law school, Ms. Haseebullah gained experience in the family law arena, externing at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, interning with the Honorable Judge William Gonzalez, and clerking at a local family firm where she worked with divorce, custody, and bankruptcy clients. Upon admission to the Nevada State Bar, Ms. Haseebullah accepted a position as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Frank P. Sullivan in the Family Division of the Eighth Judicial District, where she specialized in child abuse and neglect court. She later joined Kelleher and Kelleher, practicing domestic cases exclusively until 2018, when she began practicing in abuse and neglect matters. In 2022 Ms. Haseebullah was certified as a national specialist in child welfare law.

Ms. Resch has been practicing since 2013. She obtained her bachelors degrees in Political Science and Drama from the University of California, Irvine, and attended the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. After graduating, Ms. Resch was a judicial law clerk for a family court judge in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada. Ms. Resch is a skilled trial attorney and graduate of the National Family Law Trial Institute in 2017 where she worked directly with nationally renowned forensic, business, and child custody experts. Due to her experience and knowledge, Ms. Resch spoke for American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at the Forensic Valuation Services Conference and the Expert Witness Skills Workshop. Prior to partnering with Gonzalez Law Firm to run the family law department, Ms. Resch was a partner at Naimi & Cerceo, where she worked side by side with fellow specialists, as well as with Fellows with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

Ms. Urfalyan has dedicated her entire legal career to complex divorce and child custody matters. She is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and is currently in the process of being certified as a family law specialist. She has co-authored the Hague Convention Chapter for the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2017; The Codex of Family Law Manual to assist new attorneys with specific statutes and case law for the Family Law Conference in Bishop, California, in 2018; the ABA publication for Foreign Discovery in 2020; and the State Bar of Nevada divorce information guide in 2023. She has also been distinguished by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for her legal contributions and community service. In 2022, Ms. Urfalyan served as a co-instructor for a State Bar of Nevada Continuing Legal Education (CLE) class for over 50 family law attorneys. Attorney Urfalyan received her juris doctorate degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California in 2017. While in law school, she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Children and the Law, the Witkin Award for Family Law Procedure and Practice, and the Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services by the State Bar of California.

Mr. Buckley’s practice involves commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on commercial mortgage loans, including construction loans, workouts and foreclosures; acquisitions and dispositions of commercial properties, from vacant land to shopping center properties and golf courses; commercial leases, including ground leases; and master-planned communities. He has experience in land use issues, municipal development agreements and residential and mixed-use projects CC&Rs. His clients have included financial institutions and other lenders, developers, public entities and nonprofits. As a founding member and chair of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Nevada, Mr. Buckley has been instrumental in the enactment of the Section’s legislative proposals and Nevada’s enactment of uniform laws such as the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (2017).

Mr. Morrison is the Managing Member of Morrison Law. The firm specializes in water rights, real estate transactions and litigation and administrative matters. He is Licensed to practice law in both California and Nevada, and a practitioner of water, environmental, land use, and natural resource law. Mr. Morrison has experience at all levels of the water appropriation process, from filing applications and statements to administrative hearings to district and Supreme Court review. He also has knowledge of regulations governing complex interbasin and interstate river and groundwater systems. Mr. Morrison earned his J.D. degree from University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law.

Ms. Fairbank is an engaged and results driven Of Counsel attorney with broad experience involving the management and resolution of controversial and complex matters who practices in our Business Litigation and Natural Resources practice groups from our Reno, NV office. With many years of experience handling a broad spectrum of civil matters, including extensive trial and appellate experience and a practice focused on water and natural resource law, she most recently served as a Deputy Administrator for the Nevada Division of Water Resources. In this capacity, Ms. Fairbank worked with the Nevada State Engineer in administering Title 48 of the Nevada Revised Statutes in the management of water rights and the Silver State’s water resources. she also represented the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection in handling a variety of permitting and compliance matters involving hazardous waste disposal and management, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), mine reclamation, the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and related state environmental laws. Ms. Fairbank also has experience handling legislative matters and has extensive practice experience before the Nevada State District Courts, Federal District Courts in Nevada and California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Opportunity and Employment Commission, and state administrative agencies.

Mr. Silva is one of the best-known practitioners of eminent domain and takings litigation in the State of Nevada, as well as a leading practitioner of municipal law. His practice includes representing condemning agencies, municipalities, counties, state agencies and utilities—primarily in Nevada, as well as California and nationwide. He also represents private landowners in takings matters. He also serves as a judge pro tempore for the Reno Municipal Court. Mr. Silva frequently presents educational material at leading industry conferences, including IRWA, IMLA, APA, and Western States Surveyors. He is highly devoted to advancing education of the bar and industry, and writes extensively. Mr. Silva has contributed to the Nevada Real Property Practice Manual, the Nevada Civil Practice Manual, the Nevada Appellate Practice Manual, the Nevada Civil Jury Instructions, the Nevada Appellate Rules of Procedure, the Miller & Starr treatise on real property law, and frequently publishes articles in publications such as Nevada Lawyer and other law journals. Prior to entering practice, Mr. Silva served as a staff attorney at the Nevada Supreme Court and as a law clerk to the Hon. Patrick Flanagan at the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County, Nevada. In law school, he served as an extern to the Hon. John A. Houston at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Mr. Taggart is the founding partner of Taggart and Taggart, Ltd. Long respected in the water rights arena, representing businesses and municipalities in transactional and litigation matters, his practice includes water rights acquisitions, sales, contracts, easements, well share and water delivery agreements, adjudications, permitting, extensions, transfers, certification, regulatory compliance and litigation of water rights disputes before state administrative bodies as well as State and Federal trial and appellate courts. Additionally, he practices real property, real estate, land use, redevelopment, complex and general civil litigation, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Taggart provides his clients the unique combination of legal experience combined with particularly skilled considerable success in representation of clients and projects. He continues to be actively involved in working with and handling matters and individuals, corporate clients, business owners, contractors, developers, and lenders throughout Nevada look to him to represent them in complex water law cases and issues.

Mr. Cabrera represents and advises real estate developers, investors, non-profit organizations, and individuals at all stages of property acquisition, land planning, zoning, and redevelopment processes. He has represented clients with real property disputes in state and federal court, including defending land use decisions of local governing bodies, quiet title actions, partition actions, and boundary line adjustments.

Laura Granier is a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP. Ms. Granier’s practice includes regulatory work including government affairs with a focus on natural resources and land use and complex commercial litigation. She has successfully handled several issues of first impression involving mineral resources in Nevada, including a 2011 case enjoining enforcement of a state tax imposed on mining claims determined to be unconstitutional as well as cases involving complex land tenure issues and water rights. Ms. Granier has been involved in the land use planning process in Nevada for greater sage grouse conservation efforts and currently is lead counsel for a number of Nevada counties and private plaintiffs challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s and U.S. Forest Service’s decisions issued in that land use planning process. Ms. Granier has successfully handled litigation involving complex land tenure issues for various mining projects throughout Nevada. She has worked closely with legislators in previous sessions on challenging issues related to water, mineral resources, revenue, education and land use. Her regulatory experience includes a broad spectrum of work before various agencies with regulatory jurisdiction over environmental issues, mining, education, taxes, land use, and public utilities.

Mr. Morrison is the Managing Member of Morrison Law. The firm specializes in water rights, real estate transactions and litigation and administrative matters. He is Licensed to practice law in both California and Nevada, and a practitioner of water, environmental, land use, and natural resource law. Mr. Morrison has experience at all levels of the water appropriation process, from filing applications and statements to administrative hearings to district and Supreme Court review. He also has knowledge of regulations governing complex interbasin and interstate river and groundwater systems. Mr. Morrison earned his J.D. degree from University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law.

Ms. Rudnick supports energy clients on disputes and regulatory issues related to project development in Nevada. She assists renewable energy developers, mining companies, and water purveyors with a range of environmental permitting and compliance matters. Ms. Rudnick assists clients in preparing regulatory filings, tax incentives and abatements, and other aspects of project finance and development. She also helps developers, lenders, and equity investors in large project finance transactions for energy production, storage, and transmission projects.

Mr. Stiteler’s practice is focused on real estate transactions and land use matters regarding residential, commercial and multi-family property development. Additionally, he provides counsel on real estate and commercial contracts, purchase agreements and other related matters. He is a member of NAIOP, Northern Nevada was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as Ones to Watch, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate for 2023. Mr. Stiteler received his J.D. from the University of Nevada.

Mr. Taggart is the founding partner of Taggart and Taggart, Ltd. Long respected in the water rights arena, representing businesses and municipalities in transactional and litigation matters, his practice includes water rights acquisitions, sales, contracts, easements, well share and water delivery agreements, adjudications, permitting, extensions, transfers, certification, regulatory compliance and litigation of water rights disputes before state administrative bodies as well as State and Federal trial and appellate courts. Additionally, he practices real property, real estate, land use, redevelopment, complex and general civil litigation, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Taggart provides his clients the unique combination of legal experience combined with particularly skilled considerable success in representation of clients and projects. He continues to be actively involved in working with and handling matters and individuals, corporate clients, business owners, contractors, developers, and lenders throughout Nevada look to him to represent them in complex water law cases and issues.

Ms. Thiel has extensive experience in water rights matters. She has been qualified as an expert in Nevada water title before the Nevada State Engineer since 2015, and has reviewed and filed thousands of reports of conveyance for water rights across the state. Ms. Thiel represents clients in adjudication matters relating to the determination of vested water rights, in performance of due diligence in land and water transactions, in drafting opinion letters, and in permitting and regulatory compliance on water rights issues. Ms. Thiel also works on administrative proceedings at the State Engineer’s office, mitigation plans and permitting, and appeals of administrative decisions. She has provided research and support on ditch easement issues, and worked with irrigation companies relating to title, stock, and changes in water use. She has experience with water rights dedications for development with water municipalities, and effluent water re-use permitting. Ms. Thiel has extensive work in stockwater rights on federal and state range lands, including vested rights research, title, and permitting. Ms. Thiel also assists clients with real estate transactions. She has experience in preparing and reviewing easements, leases, deeds of trust and other securities.

Mr. Buckley’s practice involves commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on commercial mortgage loans, including construction loans, workouts and foreclosures; acquisitions and dispositions of commercial properties, from vacant land to shopping center properties and golf courses; commercial leases, including ground leases; and master-planned communities. He has experience in land use issues, municipal development agreements and residential and mixed-use projects CC&Rs. His clients have included financial institutions and other lenders, developers, public entities and nonprofits. As a founding member and chair of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Nevada, Mr. Buckley has been instrumental in the enactment of the Section’s legislative proposals and Nevada’s enactment of uniform laws such as the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (2017).

Mr. Cabrera represents and advises real estate developers, investors, non-profit organizations, and individuals at all stages of property acquisition, land planning, zoning, and redevelopment processes. He has represented clients with real property disputes in state and federal court, including defending land use decisions of local governing bodies, quiet title actions, partition actions, and boundary line adjustments.

Ms. Rudnick supports energy clients on disputes and regulatory issues related to project development in Nevada. She assists renewable energy developers, mining companies, and water purveyors with a range of environmental permitting and compliance matters. Ms. Rudnick assists clients in preparing regulatory filings, tax incentives and abatements, and other aspects of project finance and development. She also helps developers, lenders, and equity investors in large project finance transactions for energy production, storage, and transmission projects.

Mr. Silva is one of the best-known practitioners of eminent domain and takings litigation in the State of Nevada, as well as a leading practitioner of municipal law. His practice includes representing condemning agencies, municipalities, counties, state agencies and utilities—primarily in Nevada, as well as California and nationwide. He also represents private landowners in takings matters. He also serves as a judge pro tempore for the Reno Municipal Court. Mr. Silva frequently presents educational material at leading industry conferences, including IRWA, IMLA, APA, and Western States Surveyors. He is highly devoted to advancing education of the bar and industry, and writes extensively. Mr. Silva has contributed to the Nevada Real Property Practice Manual, the Nevada Civil Practice Manual, the Nevada Appellate Practice Manual, the Nevada Civil Jury Instructions, the Nevada Appellate Rules of Procedure, the Miller & Starr treatise on real property law, and frequently publishes articles in publications such as Nevada Lawyer and other law journals. Prior to entering practice, Mr. Silva served as a staff attorney at the Nevada Supreme Court and as a law clerk to the Hon. Patrick Flanagan at the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County, Nevada. In law school, he served as an extern to the Hon. John A. Houston at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Mr. Stiteler’s practice is focused on real estate transactions and land use matters regarding residential, commercial and multi-family property development. Additionally, he provides counsel on real estate and commercial contracts, purchase agreements and other related matters. He is a member of NAIOP, Northern Nevada was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as Ones to Watch, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate for 2023. Mr. Stiteler received his J.D. from the University of Nevada.

Mr. Taggart is the founding partner of Taggart and Taggart, Ltd. Long respected in the water rights arena, representing businesses and municipalities in transactional and litigation matters, his practice includes water rights acquisitions, sales, contracts, easements, well share and water delivery agreements, adjudications, permitting, extensions, transfers, certification, regulatory compliance and litigation of water rights disputes before state administrative bodies as well as State and Federal trial and appellate courts. Additionally, he practices real property, real estate, land use, redevelopment, complex and general civil litigation, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Taggart provides his clients the unique combination of legal experience combined with particularly skilled considerable success in representation of clients and projects. He continues to be actively involved in working with and handling matters and individuals, corporate clients, business owners, contractors, developers, and lenders throughout Nevada look to him to represent them in complex water law cases and issues.

Mr. Gallagher is a consulting engineer in Reno, Nevada with long experience assisting clients in acquiring and managing water for their projects. Prior to his consulting business, Mr. Gallagher worked for 31 years at the Nevada Division of Water Resources and served under six different state engineers. He is an expert in Nevada water rights and offers expertise in related resource development regulatory compliance. He also offers expertise in regional groundwater and surface water hydrology and water availability, drilling engineering, well design and borehole abandonment, well flow testing and analysis of aquifer characteristics. Mr. Gallagher graduated with a B.S. degree in Hydrology from the University of Nevada and is a licensed professional civil engineer and licensed water right surveyor. He prepares applications for water and supporting maps, proofs of beneficial use, and extensions of time for water appropriations throughout the state. Mr. Gallagher also provides permitting expertise with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Water Pollution Control and Safe Drinking Water, as well as permitting resource development with the United States Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. He also provides expert witness testimony and formal reports for litigation. 

In this role, she oversees the organization’s policy-related initiatives, including the organization’s advisory committees, board processes, and other projects. She has been with the organization since 2005 and has supported a number of initiatives such as development code changes, water rate adjustments, conservation programming and others. A Las Vegas native, Ms. Horn received her bachelor of arts degree in History and Business Administration from the University of Redlands, and her Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Ms. Koebele is also associate director of the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences. Dr. Koebele holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as B.A. degrees in English and Education from Arizona State University. She researches and teaches about water policy and governance in the western United States, with a focus on the Colorado River Basin. Dr. Koebele’s research has been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, among others, and she has published her findings widely in policy and interdisciplinary environmental science journals. She also co-edits the scholarly journal Policy & Politics and regularly provides analysis of western water issues for regional and national media outlets.

Ms. Singletary has more than three decades of experience developing integrated research and outreach programs focused on land and water management challenges specific to Tribal Nations on reservation lands throughout the US. Her recent USDA-NIFA funded project, Native Waters on Arid Lands, involved 49 Tribal Nations in the Great Basin and American Southwest to identify Tribes’ climate data and information needs to support Tribes in their adaptation planning efforts focused on water management on reservation lands. In addition to publishing numerous journal articles and Extension curricula on this topic, she is lead author on Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report, Chapter 6, Economic Development: Renewables, Sustainable Economies, and Carbon Offsets (2021), and co-author on the 4th National Climate Assessment, Chapter 15, Tribes and Indigenous Peoples (2018).

Ms. Thiel has extensive experience in water rights matters. She has been qualified as an expert in Nevada water title before the Nevada State Engineer since 2015, and has reviewed and filed thousands of reports of conveyance for water rights across the state. Ms. Thiel represents clients in adjudication matters relating to the determination of vested water rights, in performance of due diligence in land and water transactions, in drafting opinion letters, and in permitting and regulatory compliance on water rights issues. Ms. Thiel also works on administrative proceedings at the State Engineer’s office, mitigation plans and permitting, and appeals of administrative decisions. She has provided research and support on ditch easement issues, and worked with irrigation companies relating to title, stock, and changes in water use. She has experience with water rights dedications for development with water municipalities, and effluent water re-use permitting. Ms. Thiel has extensive work in stockwater rights on federal and state range lands, including vested rights research, title, and permitting. Ms. Thiel also assists clients with real estate transactions. She has experience in preparing and reviewing easements, leases, deeds of trust and other securities.

Civic Infrastructure Collaborative is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that drives public and private value from core urban infrastructure. Mr. Ponce previously served as Chief Strategy and Innovation and Officer at Millennium Garages, a public-private partnership spanning 3.8M square feet in the heart of downtown Chicago. With more than 9,000 parking spaces and 100 electric vehicle charging ports, Millennium Garages is the largest underground downtown parking system in North America and the largest public electric vehicle charging hub in the US Midwest. He brings to this work deep experience in energy, transportation, climate, and economic development, including management and policy leadership roles with City Tech, the Environmental Law & Policy Center, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and the City of Chicago, and management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. Mr. Ponce holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sachs is a successful entrepreneur, commercial real estate professional, and venture capital investor with a unique background in the parking industry and digital media. He is an SEO expert with a proven record of connecting online audiences to real-world interactions. Mr. Sachs designs PARCS systems for customers and provides business consulting services, marketing support, and guidance on best parking practices. He is also a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners. Mr. Sachs is on the board of directors for the Middle Atlantic Parking Association. He is also a member of the National Parking Association Parking Consultants Council, for which he is the editor and a contributor to Dimensions of Parking 6th Edition, scheduled to be published in early 2025. Mr. Sachs is a current member of the International Parking & Mobility Institute’s Technology Committee and a former member of the Education Committee.

Mr. Tucker is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of profound experience in transportation, parking, and mobility. His journey began with managing a Miami parking garage in the mid-90s, leading to an illustrious career in senior national leadership positions within major parking enterprises for a span of two decades. Mr. Tucker’s expertise encompasses operations, sales, legal matters, and strategic development, forming a comprehensive understanding of parking asset management. Notably, his trajectory includes nearly 8 years at a major parking technology company, Flash Parking. His roles as National Vice President of Sales, General Counsel, Senior Vice President of Market Development, and Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales showcase his versatility and significant contributions across various facets of the industry. Today, he resides in South Florida with his family and serves as the Global President of Parking Logix, a world leader in real-time modular parking occupancy detection solutions. Mr. Tucker’s academic achievements comprise a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), bolstered by certifications like Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Certified Administrator of Public Parking (CAPP). These accomplishments underscore his dedication to upholding excellence and industry standards. His passion for creating seamless, efficient, and secure parking experiences has garnered him respect and admiration among peers. Mr. Tucker’s strategic vision continues to shape the trajectory of the parking sector, making him an esteemed veteran and thought leader in the field.

Mr. West has participated in the parking industry as a founder, co-owner, c-suite executive and Board Member in over $2 billion in U.S. parking investments.  His major focus areas include advising investors and investment committees on the pace and direction of changes in urban mobility; CEO of the Millennium Garages Concession in Chicago; owner of five urban garages; and innovator in alternative uses of parking garages.

Ms. Barker brings over three decades of dedicated paralegal experience to her clients. Starting her career in 1989, Ms. Barker has a rich background in litigation across civil, family, and criminal law. She has attended numerous criminal trials at counsel table and has managed family law cases through both court processes and mediation. Her experience includes thorough document preparation, individual client meetings, and maintaining client relationships without direct attorney supervision. Later in her career, Ms. Barker transitioned into estate planning, assisting with trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and deed transfers into trusts. Her extensive experience spans working with one firm from 1989 to 2012, two firms from 2012 to 2018, and providing contract services to attorneys from 2018 to 2023. In 2024, she retooled her business model to extend her services directly to individuals, making her valuable legal support more accessible. Ms. Barker holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Her educational background enhances her ability to support clients, especially those facing stressful legal situations.

Ms. DeBernardis has worked all over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire, and she has a vast amount of experience in many areas of law. Ms. DeBernardis has worked with clients from all walks of life ranging from representing indigent clients through appointment by the Court to private clients in all areas of law in lower and higher Courts throughout each state. Over the years, she has been a member of the Essex County Bar Advocates, Inc., and a panel attorney for the Appellate Division of the Committee for Public Counsel, providing counsel to indigent defendants. Ms. DeBernardis’ practice focuses on family law, criminal law, and appellate law in Massachusetts and family law in New Hampshire. Ms. DeBernardis earned her B.S. degree in Psychology and Law at the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) in 1996. She continued her education at the New England School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, where she earned a juris doctor degree in 1999. Attorney DeBernardis was admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1999, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts in 2003 and the State of New Hampshire in 2007.

Ms. Lacey maintains a general practice, but she primarily focuses on family law with a collaborative approach, as well as general litigation and criminal matters. She attended the June 2014 Collaborative Law-New Hampshire training. Ms. Lacey’s goal is to preserve her clients’ best interests during challenging personal times, cultivating the integrity of the process while navigating clients through the application of the law as it pertains to their legal matters. First joining Wescott Law as a legal intern in 2013, she has since built a community foundation upon which she developed a successful law practice. In January of 2019 she became a director and the co-managing partner of the firm. A 2014 graduate of University of New Hampshire School of Law (now University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law) and a 2011 graduate of Bay Path College, Ms. Lacey worked as a paralegal for law firm Marien & Hodge, PC, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and completed internships in the Laconia and Franklin City Prosecutor’s Offices. She is an active member of the Lakes Region community. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Central New Hampshire as well as Collaborative Divorce New Hampshire.

Ms. Law-Hill currently serves as a Guardian ad Litem at Law-Hill Legal, LLC, representing children’s interests in various cases, including divorce, parenting, guardianship, termination of parental rights, abuse/neglect and CHINS matters. Ms. Law-Hill’s career spans multiple roles in legal support and advocacy, including positions as a paralegal and district coordinator for the Londonderry School District’s Destination Imagination Program. Known for her excellent communication skills, critical thinking, and empathy, she is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children through every step of the legal process.

Mr. Boekhout offers private consulting work. He is a building and accessibility codes consultant for architects, contractors, developers, engineers, and attorneys. Mr. Boekhout has been educating and presenting seminars for the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Rutgers University for the past 30 years.

Mr. Cassidy regularly represents general contractors, subcontractors, and surety companies while both prosecuting and defending their interests in contract, delay, labor, equitable adjustment and surety bond claims. He has also led presentations on developments in the construction law industry. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Cassidy served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Michael F. O’Neill J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hunterdon County. After his clerkship, Mr. Cassidy spent four years as an associate at an Am Law 200 firm. He graduated from Providence College in 2010, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and in 2014, he received his Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law. During his time at Seton Hall, Mr. Cassidy served as Editor in Chief for the twenty-fourth and final volume of the Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law.

Mr. Haftek prides himself on assisting a broad base of clients with a variety a business and legal needs. From years of handling development projects and contract drafting and negotiation to experience in complex commercial disputes, with a focus on construction law, he aims to be the attorney firm clients can rely on to efficiently and effectively address a wide range of concerns. Mr. Haftek handles all phases of commercial and construction law and litigation, including construction defects, construction/municipal mechanics’ liens, public bid protests, delays, extra work, collections, and contract negotiation and drafting. His work has been recognized with selection as a New Jersey Super Lawyers’ Rising Star and Super Lawyer in the area of Construction Litigation, and he is a frequent speaker for attorneys and business professionals on topics ranging from contract drafting to government procurement.

Mr. Lavin focuses his practice on litigation, especially commercial and construction litigation. He comes from a construction family and worked as an electrician from high school through law school. Mr. Lavin’s personal understanding of construction projects and passion for building things gives him perspective that other attorneys do not have. He has the knowledge and experience to interpret contract provisions and provide practical guidance to see the project through while best protecting his client’s interest. Mr. Lavin has represented clients in both private and public projects, including claims involving the Federal Government. In addition to construction law, he handles the firm’s commercial litigation practice. Mr. Lavin also is highly familiar with the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and has served as special litigation counsel for municipalities on topics from construction disputes to negotiation of labor contracts.

Mr. McDonough specializes in the areas of complex business disputes and construction law. He represents owners, contractors and subcontractors in a wide range of construction matters including, construct defect disputes, construction contract disputes, bid protest and surety claims. Mr. McDonough also represents businesses in shareholder/member disputes, business torts and breach of contract actions. He served as a moderator and lecturer on numerous construction law programs and has been selected for inclusion on the list of “New Jersey Super Lawyers,” which was published by New Jersey Monthly in its New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine, in 2025 and 2026.

Mr. Natale concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, business torts, shareholder and partnership disputes, breach of contract actions, construction disputes, municipal litigation, real estate and land use litigation, employment disputes, and the defense of professional liability actions. His work on behalf of clients encompasses all aspects of pre-trial, trial, chancery and appellate litigation at both the state and federal levels, as well as in private arbitration and administrative law forums. Mr. Natale provides representation to a diverse range of clients, including large and middle market businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, construction contractors, professional services firms and local government entities.

Mr. Nudelman has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters for over 25 years. He works with owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals to prepare and negotiate contract documents for construction in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area. Mr. Nudelman drafts, modifies and negotiates customized contracts, as well as contracts based on standard industry forms from groups such as the American Institute of Architects, Consensus Docs and Design Build Institute of America. His construction contracting work helps his clients manage the risk inherent in construction projects so they may adequately protect their interests now to avoid claims and disputes in the future. When claims and disputes are unavoidable, Mr. Nudelman draws upon his wide-ranging experience in construction litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, as well as in local and international mediations and arbitrations.