A lil’ bit ‘bout me . . .

I have spent my entire career as a passionate protector of the earth and want to share all the knowledge I’ve gained with YOU.  So I started this blog, dedicated to inspiring “Everyday Eco-Habits for Everyday People,” like you and me.  I am excited to show you super simple, everyday “Eco-Habits" you can adopt that can make a HUGE difference to protecting our earth!  I am confident you can do this once you learn just how easy it is.  

Credentials + Experience

Kim is an environmental lawyer and policy consultant at her boutique firm, the Law Office of Kim Lewand Martin, where she uses her unique multitude of experience to represent a wide variety of businesses, individuals, nonprofits, foundations, community groups, and tribes on a full range of environmental matters. Having not just represented, but also having worked within environmental nonprofits, Kim is known for finding creative solutions to complex problems, providing clients with practical and common-sense environmental counsel.

A sought after thought leader on her passion of stemming pollution of our land, sea, and sky, Kim has taught Environmental Law at Pepperdine Law School and UCLA Extension and has served on the boards of a host of environmental organizations, including Grades of Green’s Board of Directors and Advisors, the Manhattan Beach Environmental Task Force, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s Green Council, the South Bay Cares Environment Committee, the American Martyrs Creation Care Team, the Coalition for Clean Air Board of Directors, the Legal Advisory Committee for Heal the Bay, the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section, and the Editorial Boards of several environmental legal publications.

When her kids started school, she volunteered to green their school and district, helping both to receive the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon award.  She was pleasantly surprised at how willing they were to adopt green habits – they just needed the information on how to do it.  In just one meeting, every single school in the district was converted to “Green Seal” certified cleaning supplies, resulting in thousands of kids no longer being exposed to harmful chemicals!  This inspired Kim to found Grades of Green, which has grown from that first school to a movement of eco-minded students across 47 states and 27 countries.  As a result, close to a million students have been inspired and empowered to care for the environment by reducing toxins, waste, and air emissions, and conserving water & energy.