Environmental and Conservation Law
About
About
Areas of Practice
Areas of Practice
Edward J. “Ted” Heisel
Eureka, Missouri
Licensed in Missouri
B.S. Kansas State University
J.D. Harvard Law School
Areas of Practice
Areas of Practice
Areas of Practice
Ted practices environmental, conservation, and non-profit organization law. He handles a limited number of matters for organizations, landowners, and individuals who are seeking to bring about greater protection of our natural world. Specific areas of practice include land conservation, conservation easements, public lands, endangered spe
Ted practices environmental, conservation, and non-profit organization law. He handles a limited number of matters for organizations, landowners, and individuals who are seeking to bring about greater protection of our natural world. Specific areas of practice include land conservation, conservation easements, public lands, endangered species, wildlife, water quality, wetlands, wetland mitigation banks, species mitigation banks, carbon offsets, greenhouse gas mitigation, freedom of information and sunshine law, non-profits, and tax-exempt entities.
Experience
Areas of Practice
Experience
For the past 20 years, Ted has been engaged in environmental and conservation issues in Missouri. He previously worked for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Ozark Land Trust, and Washington University School of Law (Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic).
Ted has been involved in numerous conservation easement and nature preser
For the past 20 years, Ted has been engaged in environmental and conservation issues in Missouri. He previously worked for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Ozark Land Trust, and Washington University School of Law (Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic).
Ted has been involved in numerous conservation easement and nature preserve projects, drafting and negotiating documents on behalf of both organizations and landowners. He has also prepared numerous baseline documentation reports and easement monitoring reports.
Ted has also litigated environmental and land use cases against federal, state, and local agencies under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and land use laws. Other legal advocacy has involved the Endangered Species Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, and public land laws.
In addition, Ted teaches Natural Resources Law as an adjunct professor at Washington University School of Law.
He currently maintains a part-time law practice to help advance environmental and conservation issues.