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Overview
Michelle C. Zaludek graduated from Albany Law School in 2021 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in June 2022. Ms. Zaludek previously interned with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, where she was introduced to the State’s environmental regulatory regime, including its work in renewable energy siting projects. In law school, Ms. Zaludek served as a Symposia Editor on the Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology; President of Albany Law OUTLaw; Outreach Coordinator for the Albany Law Environmental Law Society; Research Assistant in environmental law; and Teaching Assistant for legal writing.
Ms. Zaludek joined the Firm as a law clerk in 2020 and stayed on as an Associate upon graduating. Ms. Zaludek has represented clients before New York State agencies in matters involving the permitting and siting of renewable energy projects under Article 10 of the Public Service Law and Section 94-c of the New York State Executive Law, including reviewing draft exhibits for siting applications, as well as matters involving the regulation of competitive wholesale electricity suppliers.
About Michelle C. Zaludek
Current Employment Position(s)
- Associate
Practice Areas
- Energy
- Utility Rate Cases
- SEQRA
- Local Permitting
- Renewable Energy Siting
- Municipal Law
- Regulatory Compliance
- Transmission Siting
- Administrative Law
Representative Clients
- NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
- Hecate Energy, LLC
- Municipal Electric Utilities Association of N.Y.
- Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc.
- New York Municipal Power Agency
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2022
Other Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association, 2022 - Present (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Positive Perspectives: Law, Health, and the HIV+ C, OUTLaw, Albany Law Health Law Society, 2020 - Present
- Legal Name Change Pro Bono Clinic, OUTLaw, Legal Aid Society of Northeaster, 2020 - 2021
Pro Bono Activities
- Albany Law School Health Law Clinic, 2019 - 2020
- Legal Name Change Pro Bono Clinic, 2020 - 2021
Past Positions
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Office of Hearings and Mediation, Intern
Education
- Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, 2021
J.D.
Honors: Albany Law OUTLaw, President
Honors: Albany Law Environmental Law Society, Outreach Coordinator
Honors: Research Assistant in environmental law
Honors: Teaching Assistant for legal writing - California Polytechnic State University, 2016
B.A.
Honors: NA
Major: Journalism
Articles
Published Works
- Climate Change Adaptation and Land Use, Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Law (Jonathan Verschuuren, 2d ed.), 2022
- Surviving Climate Change: An Examination of Government Disaster Response and its Effect on People Impacted by Poverty, 31 Journal of Science and Technology 225 (2021). Symposium, Positive Perspectives: Law, Health, and the HIV+ Community, Albany Law OUTLaw, 2020
- In the Crosswalk: The Intersection of COVID, Race, Technology, and the Law, Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology, 2020
- Treatise, Siting & Environmental Impact Review of Electric & Natural Gas Facilities, Environmental Impact Review in New York, 2022-2024
- Treatise, Energy: Siting and Environmental Impact Review of Electric and Natural Gas Facilities, Environmental Law and Regulation in New York, 2022-2024
- An Update on Transmission Siting for Offshore Wind Projects in New York State, Environmental Law in New York, Volume 34, No. 9, September 2023
Office Information
Address
25 Eagle Street Albany, NY 12207
Phone
Fax
- 518-465-9315
Office Hours
M-F 8:30am- 5pm
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