John E Milner

1978, Mississippi
1978, United States District Courts of Mississippi

Community & Professional Activities

•American Bar Association [Current Chair, Section of Environment,
Energy and Resources (SEER)
Member, Litigation Section and
Administrative Law Section]
•American College of Environmental Lawyers fellow
• American Bar Foundation fellow
•Mississippi Bar Association [Past Chair, Section of Natural
Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (SONREEL)
Member,
Litigation Section and Administrative Law Section]
•The Nature Conservancy Board of Trustees and Past Board Chair
•Mississippi Energy Institute, Current Board Member
•Mississippi Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North
America, Past Board Member and Counsel
•Mississippi Biomass Council, Past Board Member
•Past Chair and Member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Jackson

in the American College of Environmental Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation . He has been recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers as a Band 1 practitioner of environmental law in Mississippi, by Woodward/White as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Environmental Law and Litigation-Environmental in Mississippi and by Martindale-Hubbell with an AV Preeminent Rating.

John is a currently an officer of the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER). In 2013, at the ABA Annual Meeting, John received from the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources the first annual "Chair's Award for Outstanding Contribution" to the Section for 2012-2013.

John currently serves as Environmental Counsel for the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA), the primary trade association representing the interests of Mississippi industry. He serves as counsel for the Mississippi Poultry Association (MPA) and the Mississippi Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores Association (MPMCSA). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, having served the Board Chair for five years. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Energy Institute. He also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Jackson and as a Board member for 21 years.

Speeches & Publications

• Overview of Major Federal Environmental Acts and Regulations for the General Practitioner, 60 Miss. L.J. 1-145 (1990)
• Environmental Justice, 13 Natural Resources & Environment 428-482 (Winter 1999) (published by ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Recources-Environmental Law)
• Brownfields Law and Practice, Mississippi consultant (Matthew Bender, 1998 to date, Vol. 2, pp. MS-1 to MS-30.)
• Brownfields, Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference, published by the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (McGraw Hill, 2000, pp. 247-268)
• John has spoken on numerous occasions on a continuing basis on environmental issues before national and regional Conferences, including those of ABA SEER, the Air & Waste Management Association, MMA and the Solid Waste Association of North America.
• John has also written numerous articles on environmental topics on a continuing basis for MMA, MPA and MPMCSA. Examples of these will be provided upon request.

Honors & Awards
•American College of Environmental Lawyers fellow
• American Bar Foundation fellow
• Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law and Litigation-Environmental
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business: Environmental Law
• Mid-South Super Lawyers: Environmental Law
• Outstanding Service Award: Boys and Girls Club
• Mississippi Business Journal - Leaders in the Law 2012
• ABA SEER- Chair Award for Outstanding Contribution 2012-2013

News & Events
•Brunini's 2014 Super Lawyers
•Twenty- six honored by Best Lawyers 2015, Six attorneys named Lawyer of the Year
•BEST LAWYERS in America Member:

Community & Professional Activities
•American College of Environmental Lawyers fellow
• American Bar Founddation fellow
• American Bar Association [(Member, Litigation Section and Administrative Law Section; Section Officer for the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER)]
• Mississippi Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, Administrative Law Section and past Chair of Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law)
• The Nature Conservancy in Mississippi
• Mississippi Biomass Council, Past Board Member
• Mississippi Energy Institute, Current Board Member
• Mississippi Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America, Current Board Member