Bill Lahey is a partner at Anderson & Kreiger in Cambridge where he focuses on environmental, energy, and municipal law. Prior to joining Anderson & Kreiger in 2006, he was a partner at Palmer & Dodge where he was chair of its litigation department. Bill’s clients include energy utilities, renewable energy developers, and universities and major airports across the country.
Bill’s international work includes drafting environmental laws for the Royal Government of Bhutan and coordinating the litigation that successfully stopped offshore oil development in Belize on behalf of Oceana, Inc. His work for Oceana in Belize won the Excellence in Pro Bono Award in 2013 from the Massachusetts Bar Association. He served as chairman of the founding board of Smith Leadership Academy Charter School in Dorchester.
Bill received his JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1982 and BS from the University of Wisconsin in 1978.
As an Access to Justice Fellow, Bill will be working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts, an advocacy organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness. NAMI-Massachusetts was recognized as the Outstanding State Chapter for 2015 by the National NAMI Convention. His work for NAMI will involve a number of matters including bail reform and assisting on legislation to expand services and insurance for mental illness.