Lawson Fite

General Counsel, American Forest Products Council

Mr. Fite is General Counsel of the American Forest Products Council, a regional trade association located in Portland, OR. Mr. Fite began his career as a Trial Attorney in the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, focusing on litigation under the Endangered Species Act and other environmental statutes. He successfully represented the Coast Guard in an ESA challenge to efforts to respond to the Deepwater Horizon spill. Immediately prior to joining AFRC, Mr. Fite was in private practice with a commercial litigation boutique. He gained first-chair trial and appellate experience.