Turner Environmental Law Clinic

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic offers a two-year fellowship, attracting incredible attorneys from across the United States. Fellows engage in teaching, legal work, and research, and go on to impactful careers in environmental law. Past fellows can be found working at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Environmental Law Center, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, and Trustees for Alaska.

2022-2024 Fellow

 Katie Bauman joined the Clinic as a Fellow in 2022. She attended law school at Florida State University College of Law and completed the Environmental Law Certificate Program. While in school, Katie served as an Executive Editor for the FSU Law Review and a member of the FSU Moot Court Team. Her independent research focused on water governance schemes and land-based aquaculture development in Florida. She also worked as a research assistant for the St. Johns Riverkeeper, analyzing state and federal regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Prior to law school, Katie worked at the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, and Oceana, an ocean conservation nonprofit, in Washington, D.C. At Aspen, she coordinated seminars on contemporary issues including artificial intelligence, socio-economic trends, politics and civility, and environmental reform. At Oceana, she worked in communications—managing the organization’s annual report, collaborating with international offices, and organizing events. Katie received her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Princeton University.

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