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Council Information
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Dustin P. Ordway of Ordway Law Firm has offices in Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Mr. Ordway counsels corporate clients, private and public sector clients, and individuals, and advocates for them in connection with environmental permitting and compliance, defense of agency enforcement actions, and environmental litigation in state and federal courts. He handles regulatory and judicial matters in numerous jurisdictions, including California, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin, as well as Michigan. His clients include Fortune 100 corporations, closely held corporations, municipal corporations, and individuals. He is recognized by Best Lawyers for environmental law, arbitration, and mediation, is rated "AV Pre-Eminent" through Martindale-Hubbell's peer review process, and is listed in Super Lawyers and in "Top Lawyers" through American Lawyer. Mr. Ordway is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and MIT.
Kurt Brauer is co-chair of the Warner Norcross & Judd LLP's Economic Incentives Group. He assists clients in economic development, environmental compliance, and regulatory matters, focusing on acquiring, managing, and redeveloping brownfield properties, negotiating redevelopment incentive packages with local and state government units, and resolving complex real estate matters. Kurt has helped clients secure a broad array of financial incentives. His clients include pharmaceutical manufacturers, real estate developers, alternative energy producers and equipment manufacturers, film production entities, retail centers, mining concerns, and clients in the food production, high-tech manufacturing, and aerospace industries.
S. Lee Johnson is a partner in the Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn's Environmental Law Practice Group. He counsels large and small manufacturers, real estate developers, mining firms and utilities regarding environmental regulation, with particular emphasis on air pollution regulation, and the environmental aspects of commercial transactions. He represents businesses and individuals in administrative disputes with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and other state regulatory agencies, and in environmental law litigation. Mr. Johnson has been actively involved in the Section's Air Quality Committee since 1994, serving as vice-chair and chair of the committee. Mr. Johnson served on the Section's Council for six years. He is also involved with the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA), having served as secretary of the East Michigan Chapter, as vice-chair, and chair. Mr. Johnson has been instrumental in coordinating a very successful series of annual joint programs with the Section, and the East and West Michigan Chapters of AWMA. Mr. Johnson is the author of the Air Resource Protection chapter of the Section's Deskbook (2nd Edition).
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