Overview
Insights
News
Education and Credentials
Recognition and Community
Overview
Elizabeth "Beth" Barton’s more than 25 years of experience in environmental and land use litigation, permitting and consultation, encompasses involvement at the federal, state and local levels, including for clients involved in manufacturing, energy, real estate, project development and restructuring. She assists a diverse array of clients with resource planning and compliance, project implementation, environmental considerations in transactions, Brownfields’ repurposing, environmental investigation and remediation, and cost recovery and contribution litigation. Beth provides legal services in support of innovative development projects, including large Brownfield restoration projects in Connecticut, such as the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury; smaller urban initiatives, such as the Learning Corridor in Hartford and the Blue Back Square development in West Hartford.
Beth writes and speaks often on land use and environmental topics. She has appeared in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Law360, Connecticut Law Tribune, Bloomberg BNA, Brownfield Renewal and New England Real Estate Journal. She is also very actively involved in leadership positions in her field and the community. Most recently, Beth served on the Connecticut Water Planning Council Steering Committee for development of the State Water Plan.
Insights
Speaker, September 19, 2023, Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast
January 31, 2023, Barcelona Wine Bar in West Hartford, CT, Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE)
November 17, 2022, New England Women in Energy and the Environment
Speaker, September 13, 2022, "Hot Topics Plenary Session," hosted by Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop
Mentioned, August 3, 2022, Hosted by the New England Women in Energy and the Environment
News
Featured, June 6, 2024, Day Pitney Press Release
Featured, June 1, 2023, Day Pitney Press Release
Mentioned, April 27, 2023, Day Pitney Press Release
Quoted, October 26, 2022, New Haven Biz
Quoted, October 20, 2022, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals
Education and Credentials
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.
Tufts University, B.S., magna cum laude
Admissions
State of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
Hartford County Bar Association
New Haven County Bar Association
National Brownfield Association, Connecticut Chapter, Secretary and Executive Team Member
Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP)
New England Council, Board of Directors
New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE), Board of Directors
Brownfields Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE), Advisory Board
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), Environmental Policies Council Steering Committee
MetroHartford Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Council on the Environment
Recognition and Community
Recognition
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Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Environmental Law, 1993-2025, Litigation - Environmental, 2011-2025
Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) of recognized practitioners for Environmental in Connecticut, 2008-2024
Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Environmental, 2006-2022
Chosen for inclusion in Band 1 of the Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) of recognized practitioners for Environmental in Connecticut, 2017-2024
Selected as the Litigation-Environmental Lawyer of the Year for the Hartford Metro Area by The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), 2018, 2025
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Hartford Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year, 2014
Featured in AV Preeminent Top Rated Lawyers for Energy Environmental and Natural Resources Law by The American Lawyer (ALM Media Properties, LLC) and Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell), 2013
Chosen for inclusion in Who's Who Legal USA (Law Business Research Ltd), Environmental, 2012
Recognized by the Connecticut Law Tribune (ALM Media Properties, LLC) Special Edition of "Women In The Law," as a high-achieving woman attorney, 2010
AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis)
Community
University of Saint Joseph, Board of Trustees, Chair