Jennifer J. Cave
Jennifer Cave has over 20 years of experience working as an environmental consultant and attorney across the United States. As a member of the firm's Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Service Group, she works closely with businesses to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations. Ms. Cave advises clients on air quality, storm water, wastewater, and solid and hazardous waste permitting and compliance requirements and defends clients in administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement actions. Ms. Cave also regularly counsels equipment manufacturers on the importation and sale of mobile sources under the Clean Air Act and guides clients through transactions involving the purchase and sale of contaminated properties.
Latest Trends in Inspections, Enforcement, and EJ
Speaker, 21st Annual Kentucky Environmental Conference, Lexington, KY, March 9-10, 2023
Vapor Mitigation Case Study
co-speaker, 2022 Kentucky Commercial Real Estate Conference, October 18, 2022
Beshear announces 17 members of Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee
by staff writer, Northern Kentucky Tribune, June 15, 2022
Gov. Beshear names members of Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee
by staff reporter, The Lane Report, June 14, 2022
Permitted Vices: Ordinary and Extraordinary Requirements for Expanding Industries
Panelist, Virtual SEER 28th Fall Conference: Webinar Series, American Bar Association, October 21, 2020
20 People to Know in Law
Louisville Business First, May 11, 2020
New and Emerging Issues: Chemical Regulatory Developments, U.S. EPA's Implementation of the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Coping with California Proposition 65
29th Annual Business & Industry's Sustainability & Environmental, Health and Safety Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 24-25, 2020
Expansions and New Facilities - Permit Planning and Strategies to Stay on Track
22nd Annual Kentucky Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference, Kentucky Chamber, Lexington, KY, August 14-15, 2019
Odors - Air Quality Issues Beyond the Four Corners of Your Permit
22nd Annual Kentucky Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference, Kentucky Chamber, Lexington, KY, August 14-15, 2019
Best Practices to Avoid Environmental Enforcement in an U.S. EPA Era of Power Rebalance
28th Annual Business & Industry's Sustainability & Environmental, Health and Safety Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, March 26, 2019
Environmental Enforcement - What You Need to Know in 2019
17th Annual Kentucky Environmental Conference, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Lexington, KY, March 14-15, 2019
The X Factor . . . Pathways to Plant Security in the New Millennium
Caveat Emptor? Strategies to Avoid Environmental Enforcement in a New U.S. EPA Era
Developments in Federal and Kentucky Environmental Law
New U.S. EPA Rules to Place Restrictions on Health Care Industry Wastes
Bar Briefs, Louisville Bar Association, November 2017
New guidelines for dental offices
Shaking the Dust Off Air Toxics in Kentucky
(DO Not) Go Directly to Jail . . . Strategies for Avoiding State and Federal Environmental Enforcement
EHS Basics 101: Environmental Regulatory Updates & Compliance Strategies
Sustainability Best Practices: Sustainable Materials Management in Manufacturing
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! (Forms and Portals and Demand Response, Oh My!)
Use of EPA's eDisclosure Portal in Environmental Audits
Current Trends in Federal and Ohio Environmental Enforcement
Decoding the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
Waste Not; Want Not
Basics: Environmental Regulations, Regulatory Updates & Compliance Strategies
Current Trends in Indiana & Kentucky Environmental Enforcement
The End of Life: Coal-Fired Power Plant Closure Factors & Implementation
Trends in Environmental Enforcement and Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction Update
Environmental Implications for Plan Shutdowns
Current Trends in Federal Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio Environmental Enforcement
SCOTUS 13-14 Environmental Case Review
Negotiated a coverage settlement on behalf of an excess insurance carrier in a matter involving claims made in connection with contaminated sediments at the Portland Harbor Superfund site.
Conducted a Clean Air Act audit and negotiated penalty amnesty with state air agency for a large, coal-fired power plant.
Obtained hardship relief from U.S. EPA for a manufacturer of non-road equipment following supply chain shortages of compliant engines resulting from the 2011 tsunami in Japan.
Evaluated state and local air permitting requirements for a nationwide product recall by a Japanese automotive manufacturer.
Prepared a combined PSD/Title V Permit Application for a proposed coal-fired power plant.
Counseled museum with respect to assessment for possible toxic mold growth inside museum building.
Defended a major oil company against CERCLA liability in federal court relating to an accidental release of product from a rail car.
Advised telecommunications company regarding state air permitting requirements for emergency generators at cell tower sites.
Defended an insurance company in coverage action resulting from the release of radioactive materials into a city sewer system by a manufacturer of aircraft engine parts.
Advised client with respect to assessment, remediation, and potential sale of a former electric transformer manufacturing facility.
Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Greater Louisville, Inc., Environment and Energy Committee, Chair
Greater Louisville, Inc., Public Policy Committee
Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (2022-present)
Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Vice President of Legal & Business Affairs (2018-21)
Kentucky Air and Waste Management Association, Board of Directors
Louisville Air Pollution Control District Multi-Pollutant Stakeholder Group
Women Environmental Leaders of Louisville (WELL), Co-Founder
Leadership Louisville, Class of 2019
magna cum laude
Seattle University School of Law
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Environmental Law Society
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Faculty Scholar Award Nominee
cum laude
University of Kentucky
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Equestrian Team
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Alpha Omicron Pi
Ms. Cave joined the firm after working as an environmental consultant specializing in due diligence investigations and hazardous waste compliance in New England and the Pacific Northwest. In the past, Ms. Cave has served on the Board of Directors of the Lexington Humane Society, the Louisville Energy Alliance, and the KMAC Museum and the Steering Committee of Leadership Lexington. In 2017, she co-founded Women Environmental Leaders of Louisville (WELL), a networking group of over 100 women working in the environmental, health and safety, and sustainability fields in Louisville. Ms. Cave is an avid horsewoman who enjoys competing in the sport of eventing. She also assists her two rescue dogs, Mason and Malcolm, with managing the family farm in Shelby County.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
ChambersUSA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities: Environment (2021-22)
Best Lawyers in America®, Environmental Law (2017-23)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Environmental Law (2020)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars (2013-16)
Business First of Louisville, 20 People to Know in Law (2020)
Leadership Lexington Distinguished Leader Award (2013)
The Women We Admire, Top 100 Women Leaders in Law of 2021
Kentucky Becomes 38th State to Legalize the Use of Medical Cannabis
On March 31, 2023, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 into law legalizing the use of medical cannabis in the Commonwealth. The bill establishes a structure to regulate the medical cannabis program, including dispensaries, cultivators, practitioners, processors and products, and a procedure for issuing identification cards to patients and caregivers. The bill establishes the authorization process for practitioners to recommend the use of medicinal cannabis and establishes the cannabis business license application process and requirements.
21st Annual Kentucky Environmental Conference
Griffin Gate Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, 1800 Newtown Pike, Lexington, Ky. 40511
Where can you find the latest information on Kentucky and federal environmental policies and regulations, as well as information on new environmental compliance mandates? The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will provide this and more at our annual Kentucky Environmental Conference. You will leave this conference with a detailed, up-to-the-minute review of major environmental regulatory issues that affect your facility. Environmental attorney Jennifer Cave will be a speaker.
2022 Kentucky Commercial Real Estate Conference
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Seelbach Hilton Louisville, 500 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Jennifer Cave Appointed to Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Jennifer Cave to the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee. She will serve a two-year term. The committee, composed of 17 members, will help advise the governor on providing access to medical cannabis to Kentuckians suffering from chronic pain and other medical conditions.
Chambers USA Honors 23 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Chambers USA selected 23 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2022 guide. The Chambers USA guide ranks the top law firms and leading attorneys in the United States.
Women We Admire Names Jennifer Cave to Top 100 Women Leaders in Law of 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Women We Admire recently named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Jennifer Cave to The Top 100 Women Leaders in Law of 2021. This year’s honorees were chosen for their commitment to the field of law and for setting a benchmark of excellence.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.