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Thomas T. Ankersen
Director, Conservation Clinic, Center for Governmental Responsibility
Box 117629 / Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
email
352.273.0835 / Fax: 352.392.1457

Education
J.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of South Florida
B.A., University of South Florida
Teaching and Scholarship
Domestic/International Environmental Law & Policy, Water Law, Protection of Biological Diversity
Professional Activites
- University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 1991 as Legal Skills Professor and Attorney at the Center for Governmental Responsibility. Named Director, Conservation Clinic (1998) & Director, Costa Rica Joint Program in Environmental and Land Use Law (2000). Affiliate Faculty, Center for Latin American Studies since 1993.
- Professional Experience: Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund Inc., Staff Attorney, Denver and Tallahassee (1990-91). Peeples Earl & Blank, Senior Litigation Associate, Miami (1986-90). Stottler Staggs & Associates, Environmental Planner, Cape Canaveral (1980-83).
- Professional Affiliations: President, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center Board of Directors; Tropical Ecosystems Directorate, U.S. Department of State Man and the Biosphere Program; Board of Directors, Forest Management Trust; World Conservation Union Environmental Law Commission