Chuck Barlow, LL.M. ’95 became General Counsel for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality upon graduation from Lewis & Clark. In June 2001, Barlow was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the U.S. Department of Justice for his work as lead counsel for the State of Mississippi in United States of America and State of Mississippi v. Morton International, Inc. (S.D. Miss. 2001). The action resulted in the largest civil environmental penalty ever assessed against a single facility in the United States ($36 million) and resulted in the largest nationwide environmental audit program ever required by judicial order.

Barlow is currently Assistant General Counsel – Environmental at Entergy Corporation, a national utility company based in New Orleans. Entergy is the second-largest generator of nuclear energy in the nation and the fifth-largest generator of electricity overall, and Barlow supports the environmental programs of the company’s nuclear, fossil, and renewable energy portfolio spread across seven states.

Barlow serves on the governing Council of the American Bar Association’s Section on Environment, Energy and Resources and has taught various environmental law courses as an adjunct both at Lewis & Clark and at the Mississippi College School of Law. As the father of teenagers Tristan and Jordan, Barlow watches a tremendous amount of soccer and pole vaulting and is certified as a United States Soccer Federation referee.