Alexandra Dunn

Alexandra Dapolito Dunn is an American environmental lawyer and law professor, specializing in water quality issues, water treatment issues, urban development, environmental justice, environmental conflict resolution, and implementation of the Clean Water Act.

Dunn received a B.A. in political science from James Madison University., followed by a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, where she was elected Editor in Chief of the Law Review. She is a member of the bar in D.C., Maryland, and New York, and the U.S>. Supreme Court She began her career employed in private practice as an environmental associate at Winston & Strawn. she was subsequently a Counsel for the American Chemistry Council, General Counsel for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and Executive Director of the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA).

Dunn is currently the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). She has been involved in over 25 environmental cases over the last twenty years representing parties, representing intervenors, and on amicus curiae briefs.

In addition to working for ACWA, NACWA, and working in private practice, Dunn has served as chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, and has served on the ABA Presidential Task force on Sustainable Development. Dunn was the first ABA section chair from the non-profit sector. She also is currently a board member of the Environmental Law Institute and the U.S. Water Alliance.

Dunn was Dean of Environmental Law Programs and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace Law School.,. At Pace, Dunn led efforts to create the nation's first L.L.M. in Environmental Law focused on climate change. Dunn now is a Lecturer in Law at the Columbus School of Law and Catholic University of America, and an Associate Professor of Law at American University’s Washington College of Law. She has published articles in a variety of scholarly journals, law reviews, and periodicals. Her research publications include cutting edge work on environmental justice, green infrastructure, and environmental conflict resolution, among other subjects.

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