Michael D. Caples

Public Law and Finance Group

Jackson Office
Tel: (601) 985-4412
E-mail: michael.caples@butlersnow.com

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Areas of Emphasis

• Environmental Law
• Government Relations

Distinctions

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Government Relations Law
• Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Environment

Education & Honors

• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1994
• Moot Court Board, Mississippi Law Journal
• University of Mississippi, B.S., Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1987
• Outstanding Chemical Engineering Award

Associations

• American Bar Association
• Air and Waste Management Association
• Mississippi Manufacturers Association
• Environmental Committee
• Mississippi Bar
• Natural Resource, Energy and Environmental Law Section

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1994

Legal Experience

• Member of Mississippi Hazard Mitigation Council as created by Governor Haley Barbour Executive Order No. 985.
• Mississippi Association of Supervisors, Environmental Counsel
• “Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Utility Authority Act” codified as Miss. Code. Ann. §49-17-701 et.seq.
• Representation of Pearl River County Utility Authority; Stone County Utility Authority; DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority; Three River Solid Waste Management Authority, Golden Triangle Solid Waste Management Authority.

Papers, Presentations, & Publications

• “Implementation and auditing of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System”
• Published Article, “TMDL, the new 4 letter word”