ATTORNEYS
David Gordon
Partner
David has practiced environmental and municipal law in the Hudson Valley for over 30 years. He got his start with Riverkeeper, working to protect the Hudson River and New York City watershed. He went on to built a private practice with a unique focus on public advocacy, helping citizen groups speak for the places they care about.
David has been retained by multiple municipalities as a municipal attorney and as special counsel on land use matters and environmental policy development.
In addition to his legal practice, David volunteers on the board of the Mid-Hudson Bicycle Club and has served on his town's Planning Board and Comprehensive Plan Committee as well as the board of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency.
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LLM in Environmental Law, Pace Law School
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JD, University of Wisconsin Law School
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BS in Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton
PUBLICATION
"New York Begins to Address Smart Growth and Sprawl"
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Emily Svenson
Partner
Emily draws on her legal background as well as experience as an elected town board member to guide municipal boards--including town boards, planning boards and zoning boards of appeals--in governing effectively and making sound land use decisions. She also represents nonprofits and citizen groups on environmental protection matters.
Emily is often called on to present educational programs on land use and environmental law topics in the region. Recent presentations and publications are on our Programs page.
In addition to her legal practice, Emily volunteers as the President of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance, a technical advisor to the Hudson River Drinking Water Intermunicipal Council ("Hudson 7"), and a member of New York State's Hudson River Estuary Management Advisory Council.
EDUCATION
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JD, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
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Concentrations in Land Use and Environmental Law
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BS in Environmental Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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