Melissa Brown spoke recently with members of the Gateway Society of Hazardous Materials Managers about environmental updates Illinois has seen in its regulatory and legislative landscape. Her presentation was made on behalf of the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group. Approximately 60 environmental professionals from Missouri and Illinois attended the April 10 Spring Seminar held in Richmond Heights, Missouri.

Brown, a partner in the firm’s Springfield office, has developed a robust environmental law practice. She assists businesses with a wide variety of environmental issues, and her clients regularly rely on her to provide counsel on complying with Illinois and federal environmental statutes and regulations. She has been selected to Best Lawyers in America’s list of Ones to Watch.