Lieff Cabraser partner Wilson M. Dunlavey will be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Flow Forward: North American Water Quality Forum, taking place this Thursday and Friday, May 15–16, 2025, at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

The conference brings together leading practitioners, policymakers, and thought leaders for an in-depth exploration of today’s most urgent and complex issues in water, environmental, energy, and resource law.

Mr. Dunlavey will speak on the panel “Safe Water for All: The Key Challenges and Successes in Addressing Water Justice Issues in North America,” at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, May 16.

His fellow panelists include:

  • Robert L. Gibbs, Gibbs Travis PLLC
  • Serena McIlwain (Moderator), Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment
  • Susan Smith, Professor Emeritus, Willamette University College of Law

For more information and to register, visit the ABA’s website.

About Wilson M. Dunlavey

Wilson M. Dunlavey is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office. He represents government entities, consumers, small businesses, workers, fishers, and residents in complex litigation against fossil fuel companies, automobile manufacturers, and other polluters. In just ten years of practice, Wilson has helped recover over $16 billion for his clients and has been a driving force in shaping legal protections for victims of environmental disasters. He currently represents the State of California in its landmark climate deception case against major oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute. Wilson’s work has earned him recognition in the “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America” (2023–2025), “Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation” (2023, 2024), and as a “Rising Star for Northern California” by Super Lawyers (2019–2024). He was named a “California Lawyer of the Year” by the Daily Journal in 2018 and was a finalist for “Consumer Attorney of the Year” by Consumer Attorneys of California in 2017. He also received the American Antitrust Institute’s award for “Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement” in 2017.

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