Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

Troy N. Nichols is a member of the Firm's Natural Resources & Environmental Service Team. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mineral and environmental regulation, litigation, and administrative practice.

Professional Experience

Law Clerk to the Honorable Elizabeth A. McClanahan, Court of Appeals of Virginia
Summer Associate, Wickwire Gavin (n/k/a Akerman Senterfitt)
Legal Intern, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia

Education

1999 - B.A., University of Virginia, Dean's List

2004 - J.D., Appalachian School of Law, Dean's List (every semester); Law Review; Scholarship recipient

Seminars

Coal Law Update, EMLF Mineral Law Conference, October 2009
American Clean Energy and Security Act: Overview and Implications, Kentucky EXCEL Seminar, September 2009
The Changing Landscape of Climate Law: Potential Regulation of Stationary Source Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act, Kentucky EXCEL Seminar, September 2008

Publications

EPA's Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases: Summary, Implications and Possible Outcomes
Coal Law Update, October 2009
New Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Rule Finalized, Winter 2009 Environmental Newsletter
Summer 2009 Environmental Newsletter
ACES Act Passed by House Energy and Commerce Committee Includes Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program, June 2009
Winter 2009 Environmental Newsletter
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation News Update, October 2008
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation News Update, December 2008
Energy & Mineral Foundation News Update, January 2009

Professional Activities and Memberships

Fayette County Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Lexington Coal Exchange
Kentucky Coal Association, Health & Safety, and Environmental Committees
Kentucky Oil and Gas Association
Kentucky EXCEL
Western Kentucky Carbon Storage Foundation

Admissions

Supreme Court of Kentucky
United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Supreme Court of Virginia
United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia

Civic Involvement

Board of Trustees Member, Appalachian School of Law
President, Appalachian School of Law Alumni Association
Member of the Kiwanis Club of Lexington
Member of the University of Virginia Alumni Association and the University of Virginia Club of Lexington

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