Linda graduated from UCSB with a major in Psychology and a minor in Coaching. While at UCSB, she also took a lot of Environmental Studies classes and volunteered for various environmental causes. After taking a couple years off, she decided to pursue a career in environmental law. She attended the Santa Barbara College of Law and clerked with the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), a nonprofit, public interest environmental law firm headquartered in Santa Barbara. Linda has worked as an attorney at the EDC since 1989, and has served as Chief Counsel since 1999. Her work focuses primarily on natural resource protection, ocean conservation, and energy.
Linda has been teaching regularly in the Environmental Studies Program since 2006. She has also taught at the Santa Barbara College of Law and Bren School. She finds great inspiration in sharing information and discussions with the students at UCSB. Some of her former students have gone on to work as interns or law clerks (or even eventually attorneys) at EDC.
In her spare time, Linda enjoys hiking, kayaking, enjoying nature, and photography.
Education
- B.A., UC Santa Barbara
- J.D., The Colleges of Law - Santa Barbara Campus
Courses Taught
ENV S 125A: Principles of Environmental Law