Rebecca “Beck” Patty is a talented attorney with more than 30 years of experience in environmental law.
- Led appellate advocacy on environmental enforcement cases.
- Assisted the United States Department of Justice in its criminal prosecution of a high-profile water pollution case and represented the State of Alabama in the ensuing drafting of the civil complaint and Consent Decree in the civil case.
- Assisted the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in the trial preparations for a high-profile oil spill case.
- Conducted civil environmental litigation of varying types, including state and federal regulatory enforcement, temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and defensive litigation.
- Managed diverse forms of complex administrative environmental enforcement actions, including Administrative Orders, Consent Orders, and Appeals of Administrative Actions.
- Stolen Moments with Nelle ‘Harper’ Lee, Alabama Lawyer, March/April 2023
- Waters of the United States – The Sopranos Interpretation, Fact & Findings, September/October 2021
Admissions
- Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Community Involvement
- Organized Parents Make a Difference, Board of Trustees
- Connecticut Landmarks, Board of Trustees
Education
- J.D., Samford University Cumberland School of Law, 1990
- B.A., Political Science, Jacksonville State University, 1987
- Alumna of the Year