Meaghan Boyd, partner in Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Practice, has been reappointed Co-Chair of the Expert Witness Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation after serving in that role since 2015. Her reappointment is for the 2016-2017 bar year.
The committee provides continuing education to litigators regarding expert witnesses; shares best practices designed to determine the qualifications, scope and proper parameters for expert witness testimony; and promotes networking opportunities for litigators and expert witnesses in technical fields, such as accounting, engineering and science.
Boyd has held several ABA leadership positions, most recently serving three terms as Co-Chair of the Environmental Litigation Committee from 2012-2015. In 2010, she was named “Outstanding Subcommittee Chair” by the ABA Section of Litigation in recognition of her leadership.
In addition to her ABA leadership, Boyd was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2015 “40 Under 40” class, which honors young, successful alumni who have made a significant impact in business, leadership, community, educational and/or philanthropic endeavors.
Boyd’s practice focuses on complex environmental and toxic tort litigation. She also counsels clients on compliance matters involving many federal environmental statutes, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and their state counterparts, as well as hazardous materials transportation regulations and local zoning ordinances.
The committee provides continuing education to litigators regarding expert witnesses; shares best practices designed to determine the qualifications, scope and proper parameters for expert witness testimony; and promotes networking opportunities for litigators and expert witnesses in technical fields, such as accounting, engineering and science.
Boyd has held several ABA leadership positions, most recently serving three terms as Co-Chair of the Environmental Litigation Committee from 2012-2015. In 2010, she was named “Outstanding Subcommittee Chair” by the ABA Section of Litigation in recognition of her leadership.
In addition to her ABA leadership, Boyd was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2015 “40 Under 40” class, which honors young, successful alumni who have made a significant impact in business, leadership, community, educational and/or philanthropic endeavors.
Boyd’s practice focuses on complex environmental and toxic tort litigation. She also counsels clients on compliance matters involving many federal environmental statutes, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and their state counterparts, as well as hazardous materials transportation regulations and local zoning ordinances.