George W. (“Rock”) Pring is Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in Denver, Colorado, USA, where he teaches Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, International Water Law, and Governmental Administrative Law. He has practiced law for over three decades – in a national law firm representing individuals, businesses, and local governments, in government service as Chief of Environmental Litigation for the State of Ohio Attorney General’s Office, in public-interest practice with an international environmental NGO, and now as an academic and international consultant.

Dr. Pring specializes in environmental and natural resources issues nationally and internationally. He serves as a government advisor and consultant on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, human rights and public participation, mining and resource development programs, environmental impact assessment, compliance and remediation, planning, land use, and nature preservation. He is a frequent presenter at universities, conferences, and training courses in the US and abroad. He is co-author of the treatise International Environmental Law & Policy for the 21st Century, co-editor of the Oxford University Press book on Human Rights in Natural Resources Development, contributor to the Mineral Law & Policy Compendium, author of consultant reports for the Metal Mining Agency of Japan and other government agencies, and numerous other publications.

He also specializes in constitutional and human rights issues. He co-authored the National Science Foundation-funded book SLAPPs: Getting Sued for Speaking Out (1996), which first named and drew international attention to the problem of “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” in government or “SLAPPs” (lawsuits to chill citizens’ communications to their government officials) and has written broadly on constitutional issues.

Dr. Pring is past Chair of the State of Colorado Hazardous Waste Commission, retired Adjunct Professor in Environmental Science and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, and has served on many government regulatory and advisory bodies. He is US representative on the Academic Advisory Group of the International Bar Association Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources Law; a member of the founding Board of Trustees of Galen University in Belize, Central America; Advisor to the University of Denver Graduate Studies Program in International Natural Resources & Environmental Law; and President of the Clear Creek Land Conservancy.

The DU Environmental Courts (ECT) and Tribunals Study

Resume of Kitty Pring

The SLAPP Resource Center

Other Links:

• ABA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law & Policy
• Environmental & Natural Resources Law Program
• Environmental & Natural Resources Law & Policy Graduate Programs
• Internships in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Land Use Law
• Environmental Law Clinic
• Water Law Review
• Green Building
• International Studies Program