Grace Hearn is a verstile environmental attorney with experience advising clients on a wide range of environmental matters, both domestically and internationally. She assists clients in identifying and managing environmental risks, liabilities, and obligations related to complex business transactions,operations, and proposed developments.
Grace also has experience representing defending clients in both environmental, health, and safety enforcement actions and litigation related to environmental and toxic tort issues.
Further, Grace is a Secretary of the Interior-qualified architectural historian. In addition to her legal experience, Grace uses her architectural historian and preservation experience to assist clients in navigating cultural resource issues and obligations.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- North Carolina Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Council, Council Member & Communications Co-Chair, August 2022 – Present
- Houston Bar Association, Special Olympics Committee, Committee Member, August 2019 – May 2021
- Kids in Need of Defense (K.I.N.D.), Pro Bono Attorney, September 2018 – May 2021
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Environmental Litigation, 2023 – 2024, Environmental Law 2022 – 2024
