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TTSL Section: Meet John E. Putnam, DOT Acting General Counsel (Virtual Event)
The Transportation & Transportation Security Law Section invites FBA members and special guests to join Department of Transportation Acting General Counsel John E. Putnam for this program to learn about DOT priorities and his role in working with senior DOT leadership and DOT attorneys to advance the mission of the Department.
This program will be on MS Teams and in moderated Q&A format. The moderator for the program will be David Y. Bannard, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP and TTSL Section Chair 2018-2019.
Sponsored by: Transportation & Transportation Security Law Section
Registration is Closed
About the Speakers
David Bannard, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP (Moderator)
John Putnam, Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation
John E. Putnam has been appointed as the Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and will serve as the Acting General Counsel. In this role, he works closely with the Department’s senior leadership and nearly 500 attorneys to manage legal and policy matters concerning all of the Department’s operating administrations.
Prior to joining the Biden Administration, John worked most of his career as a transportation, environment, and energy attorney in Denver and Washington, DC. He represented State departments of transportation, local governments, transportation agencies, and private entities in Colorado and nationwide on a range of transportation, energy, environmental issues under the Federal transportation laws, the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Clean Water Act.
Most recently, John was the Director of Environmental Programs for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). He was responsible for overseeing the air, water, waste, and environmental health and sustainability divisions, as well as coordinating with the Air Quality Control Commission, Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission, and Water Quality Control Commission. While at CDPHE, he also served as a Commissioner on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and Trustee for the Natural Resource Damages Trustees. John worked closely with the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Energy Office, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and other agencies to develop Colorado’s Roadmap for Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, clean truck plans, critical infrastructure COVID-19 support, and other programs for the State of Colorado.
John also served as chair and member of the Regional Air Quality Council, which is the lead air quality planning agency for the Denver metropolitan area and North Front Range, as well as chair of the Boulder Planning Board and Boulder Board of Open Space Trustees. He also served as a consulted expert or committee member for projects for the United States Government Accountability Office, the Transportation Research Board, the National Academies, and Airports Council International.
John received his law degree from the University of Chicago and Bachelor’s degree from Williams College.
Registration
Registration for this event will close July 27 at 4 PM ET.
Registration Fees
- FBA Members & Nonmembers: Complimentary Registration
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact sections@fedbar.org