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BWJ Law Group provides sophisticated solutions to complex legal matters across the country, within a Midwest rate structure. Our practice is devoted to Water, Natural Resources, Energy, Agribusiness and Environmental Law.

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Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States;” Conforming

By: Ben Schulz In January of 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army published a rule to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Subsequently, the Supreme Court of the United States...

The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) has announced that they have elected Don Blankenau as a Fellow.

ACOEL members are dedicated to maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law, the administration of justice, and the development of environmental law through rigorous focus, outreach and education in all forums — federal, state, municipal, tribal...

Summary of the Supreme Court opinion for Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

By: Ben Schulz On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court delivered the opinion for Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency tasked with defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act...

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Don Blankenau

Juris Doctorate, 1987
University of Nebraska – Lincoln Bachelor of Science, 1983
Water Resources Management – University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Adjunct Professor at Creighton University, College of Law teaching Water Law

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Tom Wilmoth

Juris Doctorate, 1996 Northwestern School of Law; Lewis and Clark College
Bachelor of Arts, 1993 Tufts University

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David Jarecke

Juris Doctorate, 1993 Creighton Law School, cum laude
Bachelor of Science, 1987 University of Nebraska – Lincoln, College of Arts and Sciences

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Ellen Kreifels

Juris Doctorate, 2014 University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Master of Science, 2014 Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bachelor of Arts, 2011 Environmental Studies, University of Kansas

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Kennon Meyer

Juris Doctorate, 2017 University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Bachelor of Arts – Political Science, 2014 DePaul University

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