Liam Cavanaugh

Paralegal

Liam provides administrative and project support to SELC attorneys in Virginia engaged in clean energy advocacy, with an emphasis on ensuring environmental justice. He also assists the Senior Communications Manager and Senior Policy and Outreach Manager for the Virginia office.

What energizes him the most is SELC’s tireless efforts to ensure equitable and universal access to clean air, water and food, free from pollution and to rectify the disproportionate burden of environmental pollution on low-wealth communities and communities of color.

“SELC’s place-based approach and embrace of community-lawyering resonate with me,” Liam said. “I appreciate that they come to the table with a question of how they can lend their expertise and insight to best empower a community working to resolve the environmental challenges they face.”

Having grown up in Georgia, Liam’s favorite natural spaces in the region are Tallulah Gorge and Rabun Bald in northeast Georgia, though there’s a few nearby swimming holes in central Virginia that pull a close second.

• Irene Steffas, Esq., paralegal for family immigration and intercountry adoption 
• Wisotsky Law, Inc., paralegal in domestic adoption law 
• B.A., Georgia Southern University, summa cum laude