We have not found any cost information for this lawyer
About Jessica
Biography
I am a public interest lawyer whose practice primarily focuses on food law.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Fees and Rates
Looking for an attorney? Avvo can help.
Search our directory
Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.
Avvo's live chat agents can help coordinate a consultation with a local attorney.
Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.
Chat withLicenses
Licensed in District of Columbia for 15 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2010
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 16 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2010
No misconduct found
Location
The Good Food Institute
1380 Monroe St. NW #229, Washington, DC, 20010
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
Jessica Elizabeth Almy's Reviews
Avvo Review Score
Not Yet Reviewed
Jessica Elizabeth Almy's Lawyer Endorsements
No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't received any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.
Nigel Barrella
Unknown lawyer
Experience
Honors
2008
Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship, Animal Legal Defense Fund
2007
Center for Environmental and Land Use Law Fellowship, New York University School of Law
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Policy Director, The Good Food Institute
2013 - 2017
Senior Nutrition Policy Counsel, Center for Science in the Public Interest
2009 - 2013
Associate Attorney, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
2009 - 2009
Student in the Environmental Law Clinic, Natural Resources Defense Council
2001 - 2008
Various Non-Legal Roles, The Humane Society of the United States
Sample of Legal Cases
Friends of Blackwater v. Salazar, 772 F. Supp. 2d 232 (D.D.C. 2012)
The court granted our clients' motion for summary judgment
Friends of Blackwater v. Salazar, 691 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2012)
The appellate court overturned the district court decision
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 25 F. Supp. 3d 67 (D.D.C. 2014)
Mixed--plaintiffs prevailed on one Endangered Species Act claim
Education
2009
New York University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
Tufts University
MS - Master of Science
1999
Gordon College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2017
Food Advertising, Labeling, and Litigation Conference
Soy Milk or Bean Beverage: Producers' First Amendment Right to Label Their Products
2013
George Washington University: Animal Law Week
Rock Creek Park Deer: Controversy and Litigation
2012
SAIL: Considering Animals Seminar
Animal Law and Standing
2012
Georgetown University Law Center
Careers in Animal Law
2011
University of Chicago: Animal Law Week
Animal Law: Endangered Species and Migratory Birds
2011
ABA Annual Meeting
Animal Law: Wildlife and Endangered Species
Publications
2010
18 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 184
Taking Aim at Hunting on National Park Service Lands
Languages
English