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• Arthur P. Berg
• Thomas R. Devine
• Allison I. Fultz
• Polly B. Jessen
• Stephen H. Kaplan
• Peter J. Kirsch
• M. Brooke McKinley
• Meredith G. Miller
• W. Eric Pilsk
• Lori Potter
• John E. Putnam
• Daniel S. Reimer
• Lisa A. Reynolds
• Sarah M. Rockwell
• David I. Spector
• Charles A. Spitulnik
• Catherine M. van Heuven

Mr. Putnam's practice emphasizes counseling and litigation for public and private entities on complex issues of environmental, land use and transportation law, especially for large public and public/private projects. Mr. Putnam has extensive experience providing clients with strategic advice on large and controversial development and transportation projects, including airports, highways, real estate development, telecommunications facilities, water projects and other infrastructure throughout the country. He counsels clients regarding a wide range of environmental, transportation and development issues, including the National Environmental Policy Act, air quality, climate change, sustainability, air toxics, noise, tolling and innovative finance, land use, wetlands, endangered species, floodplains, municipal law, transportation regulations and Native American jurisdiction.

He has provided strategic advice and representation on some of the nation's largest transportation development projects (including O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and the proposed supplemental airport for Las Vegas), where he has been responsible for ensuring that the environmental documentation complies with the wide range of federal, state and local environmental requirements for such projects. He has also helped develop municipal climate and air quality action plans.

In addition to his experience with project development, Mr. Putnam has considerable experience with litigation, regulatory compliance, rulemaking and enforcement matters that implicate the wide range of environmental, transportation, and land use laws. For example, Mr. Putnam recently represented the City of Minneapolis in litigation against the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport that resulted in a settlement providing noise insulation to almost 10,000 homes.

He has represented private sector clients in significant enforcement matters under the Clean Air Act involving mobile sources, natural gas processing and large power generation facilities. He has also worked on a wide range of other litigation, regulatory and compliance matters associated with highway transportation, wetlands, airport compliance, land use, telecommunications towers, Grand Canyon air tour overflights, ecological impacts to National Parks, risk management planning, habitat conservation planning, wetlands, and hazardous materials transportation.

Publications

• "The Law of Aviation-Related Climate Change: The Airport Proprietor's Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions," Journal of Airport Management (2007)
• "Introduction to Airport Air Quality Law" (2005)
• "Critical Issues in Aviation and the Environment," Transportation Research Board Circular (2005, 2006 and 2008 (forthcoming)) (author of Environmental Process and Climate Change (forthcoming) Chapters)

Seminars
• "Shifting into Neutral?; the Role of Carbon Offsets in Transportation," Moderator, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (2008)
• "Aviation and Climate Change: Legal and Regulatory Update," American Association of Airport Executives Airport Air Quality Conference (2008)
• "Where Might Airports Fit in Future Climate Regulation?", Airports Council International Environmental Workshop (2007)
• "Advanced Environmental Compliance" and "Project Development," American Association of Airport Executives Airport Law Conference (2007)
• "Update on Minneapolis Noise Litigation," University of California Noise and Air Quality Conference (2007)
• "Community Perspectives on Airport Land Use Compatibility," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (2006)
• "Update Regarding Particulate and Toxics Issues," Airports Council International Environmental Meeting (2005)
• "Interaction of Local Planning Efforts with Regional Transportation Projects," Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute (2005)
• "The Naples Stage 2 Ban and the Effects of NAA v. FAA," NOISE (2005)
• "Air Quality 101" and "Overview of Major Airport Air Quality Developments," American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Air Quality Conference (2005)
• "Airport Compliance," 21st Annual Basics of Airport Law Legal Update, American Association of Airport Executives (2005)
• "Regulatory Developments Regarding Air Quality Standards and Air Toxics" and "Air Quality Permitting Workshop," American Association of Airport Executives Annual Environmental Conference (2004)
• "Project Mitigation: Legal Obstacles and Opportunities," University of California Airport Air Quality Conference (2004)
• "Recent Developments in the Environmental Review of Airport Projects," Airports Council International Annual Environmental Meeting (2004)
• "Hazardous Air Pollutants and Airports," American Association of Airport Executives Environmental Management Conference (2003)
• "Upcoming Particulate Matter Challenges and Research Needs," University of California Airport Air Quality Conference (2003)
• "Intermodal Air Toxics Issues: Assessing Diesel Particulate Matter," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (2003)
• "Legal Considerations for Farmers Considering Carbon Sequestration Agreements," Carbon as a Potential Commodity Conference, Soil and Water Conservation Society (2002)
• "Clean Air Requirements for Projects on Federal Lands and Native American Reservations," CLE Conference, Los Angeles California (2001)

• B.A., summa cum laude, Williams College, 1990
• J.D., with honors, University of Chicago, 1993
• Judicial Law Clerk, Judge David M. Ebel, United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

• Colorado
• District of Columbia
• Many Federal District Courts, Courts of Appeals

• City of Boulder, Open Space Board of Trustees, Trustee (2008 - Present)
• Partners for Rural Improvement and Development in Ethiopia, Co-Founder and Counsel (2005 - Present)
• United States Transportation Research Board, Subcommittee on Aviation and Climate Change, Chairman (2007 - Present)
• National Research Council, Committee on Developing an Environmental Design Tool, Member (2003 - 2005)
• Federal Aviation Administration, JPDO Environmental Integrated Product Team Stakeholder Committee (2005 - Present)
• United States Transportation Research Board, Committee on the Environmental Effects of Aviation, Secretary and Member (2002 - Present)
• City of Boulder Environmental Advisory Board, Chair and Member (2002 - 2007)
• Boulder Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Working Group (2002 - 2007)
• Colorado Lawyers Committee, Board of Directors and Education Task Force (1998 - Present)