Keith Ainsworth has been an environmental and land use litigator of the New Haven Bar for 36 years. Keith has a broad conservation-based practice representing land trusts, non-profits, landowners and businesses in transactions and litigation throughout Connecticut before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. He is acting Chair of the CT Council on Environmental Quality, a former chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Environmental Law section and former municipal first selectman. A graduate of Tufts with a bachelor’s degree in biology, environmental studies and English literature, Keith brings a scientific and analytical background to his advocacy. Keith is a life member of the Madison Land Conservation Trust and served on the national leadership council of Trout Unlimited. Keith previously served as General Counsel to Vista Life Innovations, Inc., a private educational institute for adults with intellectual disabilities. Keith is also an avid outdoorsman and author of several volumes of poetry.