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Education
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Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
Indiana Law Journal, Managing Editor; Order of the Coif; Career Services Office Student Policy Committee; Lexcel Academic Advisor; Career Services Office Fellow; Pro Bono Project; Environmental Legal Research Group; Alumni Scholarship; Highest Grade: Criminal Law, Criminal Process: Trial, and International Trade
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University of Notre Dame
B.S., magna cum laude, 2003
Environmental Sciences
Peer Advisory Committee; Student Union Board Committee; Volunteer Tutor; Children's Health Museum Volunteer; Center for the Homeless Volunteer; Dismas House Student Resident; University of Western Australia Study Abroad Program; Lilly Endowment Community Scholar
Admissions
Kentucky
Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Service Areas
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
- Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy
- Environmental Law
- Energy & Electrical Power Law
- Mining & Natural Resources
- Real Estate Practice
- Conservation Easements
- Green Law
Industry Experience
- Agriculture / Forestry
- Chemical & Allied Products / Plastics
- Energy
- Financing
- Government
- Industrial / Manufacturing
- Land Conservation
- Natural Resources / Mining / Energy
- Real Estate / Real Estate Development
- Utilities
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, Environmental Litigation & Toxic Tort Committee, At-Large Vice Chair and Fall Section Meeting (New Orleans) planning committee, 2010; Young Lawyer Forum, Programs Vice Chair
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee
- U.S. Association for Energy Economics, Louisville Chapter
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Kentucky Chapter, Lunch and Learn co-chair
Community Involvement
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Kentuckiana Chapter, volunteer
- Community Foundation of Crawford County (IN), volunteer
- St. James Court Historic Foundation, vice-president and board member
- Center for Women and Families, volunteer attorney
Lauran Sturm is an Associate in the Louisville office and is a member of the Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Service Group. She is also an associate member of the Construction, Real Estate and Torts & Insurance Practice Service Groups. She is a LEED Accredited Professional.Recent Assignments
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- "Green Buildings: The Legal Challenges of Sustainable Real Estate," Louisville Bar Association's Environmental Law Section, Louisville, Ky., April 26, 2010
- "Careers in Environment, Energy and Resources Law," Moderator, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources "Quick Teleconference," January 27, 2010
- "Kentucky Unveils New Energy Plan," ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems Committee Newsletter, May 2009
- Contributing Author, "Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Annual Report," The Year in Review 2008, a publication of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
- "Clean Coal Update - Recent Trends in Criticism and Liability," ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee Newsletter, March 2009
- "Case Law Update," presenter, Kentucky Environmental Law Update CLE, Lexington, Ky., April 2009
- "For What It's Worth: Environmental Economics 101," Moderator, Key Environmental Issues in EPA Region IV, Atlanta, Ga., May 2009
- "EPA Issues Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule," co-author with Christina B. Davidow, Stites & Harbison E-Alert, November 4, 2009
- "Implications of Kentucky's Reissued General Permit for Discharge of Construction Stormwater," Stites & Harbison E-Alert, July 23, 2009
Before Stites & Harbison
Before law school, Lauran worked as a Family Teacher at Mooseheart Child City and School, a Chicago-area residential and educational facility for children.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Lauran volunteers with her church, with the Kentuckiana chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and for the Community Foundation of Crawford County (IN). She is also a board member and board vice-president of the St. James Court Historic Foundation.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Lauran enjoys cooking, traveling, reading the classics, and spending time with her friends and family. She grew up in rural Indiana and has a soft spot for small towns.