Misty Sims, Esq., LL.M.

Education

• University of Notre Dame (BA), magna cum laude
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Art History
• Gonzaga University School of Law (JD), cum laude
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law (LL.M.)

Admissions

State Bar of Arizona 

Publications

• American Bar Association
  • The Year in Review 2019
    • Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems, Co-Editor
    • Energy, Infrastructure, Siting and Reliability
  • The Year in Review 2018
    • International Environmental and Resources Law, Editor
    • Marine Resources, Co-Editor
  • The Year in Review 2017
    • Energy Infrastructure, Siting, and Reliability, Contributing Writer.
    • Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know, Contributing Writer.
    • International Environmental and Resources Law, Contributing Writer.
  • The Year in Review 2015-2016
    • Environmental Disclosure Committee, Contributing Writer.
  • The Year in Review 2014
    • Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee Chapter, Editor and Contributor.
  • The Year in Review 2013
    • Chapter 10 Waste and Resource Recovery
    • Chapter 20 Nuclear Law, Seabrook License Renewal- Beyond Nuclear v. NRC.
  • American Bar Association, Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources, Encouraging Cooperative Resource Games to Promote Sustainability, (2015), Environmental Disclosure Committee, Marine Resources Committee, International Environmental and Resources Law Committee, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee.
  • American Bar Association, Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources, Marine Resources Committee, Battling the Effects of Ballast Water, Vol. 18, No. 1 (2015).
  • Encyclopedia of Wetlands: Wetland Management, Granting Exclusive Use of Wetland Area, 2 (2014).
  • American Bar Association, Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee, The European Union Emissions Trading System: Trading Direct Regulation for an Economic Instrument, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2014).
  • American Bar Association, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee Newsletter, Overcoming the Impacts of Brownfields in Arizona, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2014).
  • American Bar Association, Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources, Marine Resources Committee, The Effects of Aquaculture on the U.S. National Parks Coastal Waters, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2014).
  • American Bar Association, Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources, Smart Growth and Green Buildings Committee, Overcoming the Impacts of Brownfields in Arizona, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2014).
  • NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCEAN AND COASTAL PARK GUIDANCE HANDBOOK, (contributing researcher and writer (2009)).
  • Encouraging Cooperative Resource Games by Granting Natural Resources a Right of Non-Use, (co-author: Jan Laitos, natural resources law expert, presented at the Society for Environmental Law and Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and co-sponsor, University of Sydney).
  • The National Sea Grant Law Center (partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)), New York’s Objection to the Broadwater Energy LNG Project Upheld, 2 SandBar 13 (2009).
  • The National Sea Grant Law Center (partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)), District Court Overturns Agency Decisions on King William Reservoir, 8:3 SandBar 1 (2009).

Memberships/Professional Organizations/Pro Bono Activities

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona
  • E-Commerce and Technology Section
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Section
• The National Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
• University of Notre Dame Alumni Club
  • Board Member 2016-2018
• Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education
  • Modest Means Project Attorney, 2015-2019
• The Phoenix Art Museum, Women’s Metropolitan Arts Committee of Arizona
  • Board Member, 2013-2017
• American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
  • Environmental Disclosure Committee
    • Programs Vice Chair, 2014-2016
  • Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee
    • Year in Review Vice Chair, 2013-2014
  • Marine Resources Committee
    • Membership Vice Chair, 2014-2016
    • Year in Review Vice Chair, 2018-2019
  • Water Resources Committee
    • Electronic Communications Editor, 2013-2014
  • International Environmental and Resources Law Committee
    • Membership Vice-Chair, 2017-2018
    • Year in Review Vice-Chair, 2018-2019
  • Renewable, Alternative, and Distributed Energy Resources Committee
    • Judge-Annual Energy Law Student Writing Competition, 2016-2019
  • Air Quality Committee
    • Region 10 Reporter, 2013-2014