Angela Howe
Legal Director
Surfrider Foundation
Angela Howe directs Surfrider Foundation's legal strategy and advocacy efforts throughout the United States in order to guide grassroots chapters on environmental litigation and plastic pollution policy, and to assist with general counsel duties. She earned her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law. Before joining Surfrider's staff in 2007, she worked for Hogan & Hartson LLP in both their D.C. and Los Angeles offices in the Environmental Practice Group. Howe has been active in volunteering with non-profit organizations and mentoring of law students throughout her legal career. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Ocean and Coastal Law and Executive Committee advisor for the California Lawyers Association’s Environmental Law Section. Howe serves as co-Chair of the Clean Seas Coalition and has authored various articles on sea level rise and seawall permitting and other coastal legal issues.