DLA Piper’s John E. Griffith Jr. Receives 2015 Leadership in Law Award
John E. Griffith Jr., a partner in DLA Piper’s Baltimore office, has been selected to receive The Daily Record’s 2015 Leadership in Law award.
The award recognizes 27 members of the legal community for outstanding work throughout Maryland. Griffith was selected from more than 70 nominees. Winners must have devoted time and energy to bettering the legal profession, as well as the communities in which they live and work. They must also have mentored future professional and community leaders.
Griffith is co-chair of the firm’s global Environmental Health and Safety Group and chair of the US Environmental Practice Group. With more than 35 years of experience representing high profile clients in a broad range of matters involving environmental issues, he is highly regarded both within DLA Piper and the legal community. Additionally, Griffith is involved in a variety of pro bono projects, including the firm’s Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) program, which assists disabled veterans whose disability stems from military service, Conservation International (CI), a science-based conservation organization on legal agreements required for the implementation of forest carbon conservation projects in Peru and the Nature Conservancy on projects related to creation and restoration of oyster reefs.
The winners were honored at an awards dinner Nov. 19 at the BWI Hilton in Baltimore.
