Marine Policy
J.D. Vermont Law School
katy.hall@mysticseaport.org
860-572-5302 x5158

Selected Publications, Research Interests, and Teaching and Professional Experiences
(as of December 2005)

Education

Vermont Law School - Juris Doctor, May 1989, cum laude. American Jurisprudence Awards - Corporations, Ethics

University of Rhode Island - BA in Geography and Marine Affairs with concentration in Marine Environmental Policy, May 1985, cum laude.

Williams College/Mystic Seaport - Completed semester program in American Maritime Studies including Gulf of Mexico research trip on board R/V Westward. January-May 1984.

Bar Association

Rhode Island Bar - 1989
United States Federal District Court, RI - 1990

Professional Experience

Environmental Attorney, North Smithfield, RI - 2000 to present

Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Providence, RI - 1993 to 2000.

Senior Legal Counsel, and Legal Counsel, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Providence, RI -1991 to 1993; 1990 to 1991.

Enforcement Coordinator/Legal Counsel, Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, RI - 1989 to 1990.

Professional Affiliations

Senior Fellow, University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute
Rhode Island Bar Association

Pro Bono Legal Service

Save The Bay, Providence, RI
Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Smithfield, RI

Publications

State Survey for Connecticut Water Rights, 7 Water and Water Rights (R. Beck ed. 2006 (pending publication).

State Survey for Rhode Island Water Rights, 7 Water and Water Rights (R. Beck ed. 2006 (pending publication).

State Survey for Rhode Island Water Rights, 6 Water and Water Rights 727-731 (R. Beck ed. 1994, 1997).

Dockominiums - In Conflict With The Public Trust Doctrine, 24 Suff. Univ. L. R. 331 (1990).