TPM Partner Carolyn Smith Pravlik wins 2025 Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Award

We are incredibly proud of our colleague Carolyn Smith Pravlik, who was recently honored by the Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. at its annual gala with the 2025 Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Award, in recognition of Carolyn’s many contributions to environmental law, particularly in New Jersey, over the course of her 45-year career. 

Since 1982, Carolyn has spearheaded the firm’s citizen suit practice, litigating over 100 citizen suits under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, including the landmark standing case Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw.

The award is especially fitting since our founder, Bruce Terris, received the same award 20 years earlier.

[Pictured: Carolyn with Riverkeeper Captain Bill Sheehan]