Legal Ethics in Agricultural-Agribusiness Accountability
Kate Moore
Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, LLP
Rules of Professional Conduct
• Client leads the way• Can’t let client break the law• Avoid conflicts• Attorney as advisor• Zealous advocate
Environmental Ethics
• Obligation to future generations• Responsibility towards the natural
world• Precautionary principleWhere is common ground? What is the law?
Opportunities
• Creating win-win situations • Private agreements• Market-based approaches• Alternative production
Market-basedApproaches
• In-stream water rights• Buy-out/retirement of
grazing permits• Carbon offsets• Developing renewable
power projects
Thank you
Kate L. Moore
Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, LLP
www.dunncarney.com
http://dunncarneynaturalresourcesupdates.com/