Environmental attorney

What good is an attorney in the first place?
We often hear that attorneys (also called lawyers) are bad. Attorneys or lawyers are greedy. Attorneys or lawyers are corrupt. Attorneys or lawyers live for money. Attorneys or lawyers will try to get away with what ever they can. Attorneys and lawyers defend the indefensible. Attorneys and lawyers are just out to make a buck. Etc. etc. But attorneys or lawyers actually do serve an important role in society.
What is that role?
Attorneys or lawyers are trained in the law. They're experts in the law. The law is a vast, huge, complicated thing. It would be impossible for a person without any training to know their way around the law, and most people lack such training. Lawyers uphold the law in a certain way. Lawyers, in a certain way, make sure that the law is followed. A lawyer or attorney can help a powerless person against the powerful. For example, if Bob is fired unfairly from a giant business, he'd be helpless on his own. He wouldn't know what to do. The company is big and powerful, Bob is not. The company has lots of money, Bob doesn't. The only thing that Bob could do in this case is hire an attorney. An attorney (or lawyer) would bring some equality to the fight between Bob and his company. There are many examples of lawyers doing fairly heroic things out there.

What's an environmental attorney?
An environmental lawyer or attorney is a good example of what some people would call a good lawyer or attorney. An environmental lawyer is a lawyer that deals strictly with environmental issues. Environmental issues have come to the forefront of national and international debate lately. Environmental lawyers have played a huge role in this debate. The debate includes questions like: Should this forest be saved, or be mowed down to make room for a new strip mall? Can we convert this field into a place for homes, or should it stay a field? Should this owl be endangered or not? We need to build a highway through this area, but it's near a national monument; can we still build? Etc. etc. etc. Environmental lawyers and attorneys deal with these questions every day. There are lawyers on both sides of any question, of course. Environmental lawyers and attorneys debate important questions having to do with the environment.
How do I learn more about environmental lawyers and attorneys?
The Internet is a great place to learn more about environmental lawyers and attorneys. Just type the words "environmental lawyers and attorneys" into your favorite search engine and see what happens. Hundreds and hundreds of sites featuring environmental lawyers and attorneys will spring up, and these sites will lead you to others. You can answer specific and general questions about environmental attorneys at these sites. These sites will also lead you to other places, such as libraries, to learn more about environmental lawyers and attorneys. If you want to know about specific environmental lawyers and attorneys in your state, you can contact your State Bar Association. Your State Bar Association will have information about every environmental lawyer and attorney in your state. As we mentioned before, environmental debates have become more and more frequent lately. The chances are that your local newspapers have covered these debates. Newspapers, then, are another important search tool when it comes to environmental lawyers and attorneys. Look at the environmental cases that have recently occurred in the area in which you live, and you're sure to see environmental lawyers and attorneys playing a big role in these cases.