Maximizing Elective Pay Payments to Cities Under the Inflation Reduction Act

Nestor is a Clean Energy Attorney focused on achieving a rapid and equitable transition from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy. He is passionate about ensuring the most vulnerable communities are protected first and making sure these communities are not left behind in the shift to a green economy. Prior to joining Lawyers for Good Government, he served as an environmental attorney at the Earthjustice Florida Regional Office where he litigated systemically to transition Miami to Zero Waste filing civil rights litigation, presenting state air permit comments, and advocating for policy change in county commission meetings, radio, TV, op-ed, and in outreach events. He was selected by the State Department – Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship as one of 75 Americans to represent the United States in Germany in the class of 2010-2011.

Prior to joining L4GG, A.C. Meyer spent 4 years working in tax and policy at an Am Law 50 firm helping clients structure clean energy projects in ways that qualified for clean energy tax credits. A.C.’s experience with the clean energy tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) began before the legislation’s passage as they kept clients up to date as congress revised the bill prior to its passage and subsequent enactment into law.

Jillian Blanchard is the Director of Lawyers For Good Government’s Climate Change Program and a nationally recognized attorney in energy and natural resources law. Ms. Blanchard has worked in all levels of government, nonprofit, and the private sector on environmental, infrastructure, and climate change issues for over 20 years. In 2018, she helped craft Governor Gavin Newsom’s climate change platform as part of his reelection campaign and regularly advises cities and public agencies on infrastructure, environmental, and energy issues. As director of the Climate Change and Climate Justice Program at L4GG, she has managed over 400 lawyers to help provide critical guidance to cities, states, and nonprofit partners to help expedite the country’s shift to a clean and equitable green economy and to address environmental justice.