H. Michael Keller is Chair of VanCott's Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Practice Group. Mr. Keller's environmental practice focuses primarily on advising clients on environmental issues and risk management in commercial real estate and other transactions, counseling on environmental permits and compliance, and defending environmental enforcement proceedings.  In his natural resources practice he advises clients on mineral title and public land and water right regulatory issues and represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining on oil, gas and mining regulatory matters.  Mr. Keller was named the Utah State Bar's Natural Resources Environmental Lawyer of the Year in 1991, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Natural Resources Law, is recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers 2007 in the areas of Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, and was selected by his peers and named in Utah Business Magazine as one of the 2007 and 2008 Utah Legal Elite in the areas of Environmental/Land Use Law.

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Utah State Bar (Energy, Natural Resources, and Environmental Section)
Air and Waste Management Association
Environmental Law Institute
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Dartmouth Lawyers Association
Utah Mining Association (Member, Board of Trustees)
Utah Manufacturing Association (Member, Environmental Committee)

Education
J.D. Duke University (1978), with honors
A.M., Geology, Dartmouth College (1975)
A.B., Geology, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Dartmouth College (1973)

Admitted to Practice
Utah

Foreign Languages
French

Community Affiliations
Judge Memorial Catholic High School (Board of Financial Trustees)
Law Related Education, Inc. (Board of Trustees)
Salt Lake Rotary
Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake (Past President)

Office Location
Salt Lake City
(801) 237-0287

Email
mkeller@vancott.com

Practice Areas
Environmental
Natural Resources
Real Estate
Utilities