Laura W. Benz
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185 Fulton Court, Peachtree City, GA 30269
About Laura W. Benz
Practice Areas
- Environment
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 2003J.D.
- Harrison High School , Kennesaw , Georgia
- Columbia University, 1999Major: Biosphere
- Furman University, 2000B.S.
- Major: Environmental Science
- Furman University, 2000B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Classes and Seminars
- “The Relationship Between Lawyer and Environmental Consultant in Compliance and Permitting Matters: Special Problems”, The Relationship Between Lawyer and Environmental Consultant, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section of the Atlanta Bar, April 24, 2015, Atlanta, GA. , Speaker
- “Reservoir Permitting in Georgia – Caution Ahead: Reservoir Roadblocks and Detours”, 14th Annual Georgia Water Law & Regulation, February 27, 2015, Atlanta, GA., Speaker
- “Reservoir Permitting in Georgia”, 13th Annual Georgia Water Law & Regulation, March 19, 2014, Atlanta, GA., Speaker
- “Endangered Species and 404 Permitting”, Endangered Species Act Law Seminar, March 14, 2013, Atlanta, GA., Speaker
- “Relationship between Lawyer, Client and Environmental Consultant”, Environmental & Toxic Tort Section, Atlanta Bar, March 8, 2013, Atlanta, GA, Speaker
- “Putting it All Together – Permitting Strategies: A Panel Discussion”, 12th Annual Wetlands and Water Law in the Southeast, February 27-28, 2013, Atlanta, GA, Speaker
- “Recent Developments in 404 Permitting”, Environmental Law Section, Georgia Bar, Summer Seminar, King and Prince Resort, August 5-6, 2011, St. Simons, GA. , Speaker
- “Wetlands Permitting and Mitigation for Large Projects: Successfully Permitting a Water Supply Reservoir – New Reservoirs, New Alternatives, Protected Species, and Alternatives Analysis”, 10th Annual Wetlands and Water Law in the Southeast, February 16-17, 2011, Atlanta, GA., Speaker
- “The Section 404 Wetlands Permitting Process”, Environmental Law Section, Georgia Water Law Seminar, Crown Plaza Hotel, July 29-30, 2010, Hilton Head, SC., Speaker
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Superior Courts of the State of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Leadership Georgia - Class of 2013
- Alumni Board of Directors - Furman University 2013-2019
- Georgia State Bar Association – Member, Environmental & Real Estate Sections
- Atlanta Bar Association (Member)
- Atlanta Bar Association, 2012 - 2013 (Chair Environmental & Toxic Tort Section)
- Atlanta Bar Association, 2011 - 2012 (Chair Elect Environmental & Toxic Tort Section)
- Atlanta Bar Association, 2013 - 2014 (Executive Board – Environmental & Toxic Tort Section)
- Atlanta Bar Association, 2011 - 2013 (Executive Board - Young Lawyers Division Committee - Member at Large)
- Association of Women Environmental Professionals – Member
- Georgia Association of Water Professionals - Member
- Georgia Environmental Restoration Association - Member
- Business Women of Fayette Coweta - Member
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Environment
- 26.5 miles away
- 22.9 miles away
- 26.5 miles away
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