Linda M. Bullen, Lionel Sawyer & Collins

Practice Emphasis

Litigation, Environmental Law, Appellate

Professional Experience

Linda Bullen is a shareholder and trial attorney in Lionel Sawyer & Collins' Litigation Department. Ms. Bullen's practice includes environmental law as an emphasis, having developed an environmental law practice with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Assistant Regional Counsel, Region V, Chicago 1986-1988 and in the Chicago-based international law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery from 1988-1994. Ms. Bullen was the Assistant Attorney General in Minnesota from 1994-1997, where she prosecuted environmental crimes and counseled the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. She advises the firm's clients on complex state and federal environmental matters specializing in hazardous waste, water, air, renewable energy, federal land use and NEPA issues. Ms. Bullen's practice encompasses regulatory counseling, permitting, and litigation.

Ms. Bullen is a frequent writer and speaker on environmental issues. She is listed in Nevada Super Lawyers and is top-ranked in Chambers USA for Environmental Law. She also has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell directory.

Ms. Bullen holds the distinction of being the first Nevada attorney to be invited to join the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL).

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL)
• Member (Board Member of the Year for 2006), Board of Directors, Clark County Bar Association
• Vice Chairperson, Environmental and Natural Resources Lawyer’s Section, State Bar of Nevada
• Chair Emeritus, Las Vegas Chapter, Air and Waste Management Association
• Former Member of Board of Directors, Eighth Judicial District Pro Bono Foundation
• Member, Federal Bar, Nevada
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1982
• University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, B.A. Sociology/Anthropology, honors graduate, 1978

Bar/Court Admissions

• State Bar of Nevada, 2001
• State Bar of Minnesota, 1994
• State Bar of Illinois, 1989
• State Bar of Wisconsin, 1982