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Overview
Garrett provides solutions to clients facing complex regulatory, litigation, and enforcement challenges. He also leverages his experience, having served in each branch of the federal government, to advocate for clients on key issues before Congress, the White House, and federal agencies.
Experience
- Provided solutions to clients on regulatory, litigation, and enforcement matters.
- Represented oil and gas companies in major rulemakings on the Clean Air Act at U.S. EPA.
- Represented automobile manufacturers and agricultural technology companies in response to enforcement actions brought by EPA and the U.S. DOJ under the CAA, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
- Represented an agricultural technology company in data compensation claims under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
- Drafted legislation for electric utilities and manufacturing companies on topics such as climate change, wildfires, and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage.
- Built and advanced coalitions to advocate for clients before Congress and the White House.
- Represented clients in response to investigations by Congress and DOJ.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- E. Randolph Williams Pro Bono Award: Representation of Vietnam War Veterans in their effort to obtain a Congressional Gold Medal (2024).
- Pro Bono Spotlight: Negotiated a consent order with a State’s Department of Environmental Protection on behalf of a pro bono client for alleged violations of the State’s Safe Drinking Water Act and implementation regulations (2023).
- Participant: Originalism Summer Seminar, Georgetown Law’s Center for the Constitution
- Participant: American Bar Association, Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources, Leadership Development Program
Affiliations
Professional
- Executive Committee Member, The Federalist Society, Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group
- Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources, Air Quality Committee
Insights
Publications
Blog Posts
News
Education
- JD, University of Maryland School of Law, cum laude, Managing Editor, Journal of Business & Technology Law, 2019
- MPP, George Mason University, 2016
- BS, Environmental Science, University of West Florida, 2014
Admissions
District of Columbia
Government Services
Special Advisor for Oversight, US EPA
Counsel for Oversight & Investigations, US House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee
Legal Fellow, US Senate, Environment and Public Works Committee
Clerkships
Florida Supreme Court
US District Court, Middle District of Florida