The Environmental Law Committee provides environmental practitioners and other attorneys with a forum for discussion of current environmental legal trends, DEC/EPA regulatory, statutory, and enforcement initiatives, and current or emerging case law. It also provides education and community/academic outreach programs. The committee has frequent speakers on a wide variety of environmental topics.

Mr. Kolaga is Special Counsel at the firm and serves as Chair of the Environmental Practice Group. He was recently listed in the 2009 Business First of Buffalo’s “Who’s Who in Law” Directory. Mr. Kolaga received his B.A. from Canisius College in 1982 and his J.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law in 1985.