Robert Eye Presents Environmental Advocacy
Robert Eye, '80, presented "Environmental Advocacy" as the February 23 Lunch & Learn speaker for the Center for Excellence in Advocacy. Mr. Eye's practice experience includes serving as a Kansas Assistant General (1982-84), General Counsel for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (1991-93), and practicing with Irigonegaray and Associates (1993-2008). Mr. Eye's extensive experience includes the areas of criminal defense, civil rights, employment law, environmental law, and appellate practice. He has been counsel for numerous public interest groups, such as the Sierra Club, units of government and individuals in wide-ranging environmental matters, including nuclear and coal plant litigation, wetland protection, water quality and waste management. Mr. Eye is on the Board of Directors of the Kansas and Western Missouri ACLU, and is a member of the Kansas Association for Justice, American Bar Association (ABA), the Kansas Bar Association (KBA), and the Topeka Bar Association (TBA).
Mr. Eye explained the difference between Environmental Advocacy and Environmental Law. He also discussed the major challenges facing environmental lawyers in the future as well as the means by which to advocate for a client — lobbying, litigation, and grass roots awareness.
Jonathon Noble contributed to this article. Posted March 1, 2010.
