Joye Beth Spinks is an Associate at English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP in Bowling Green, Kentucky, concentrating in the areas of environmental law and civil litigation.
As an environmental lawyer, Joye Beth represents corporate clients who vary in size and industry including water treatment, aluminum processing, scrap metal recycling, and food production. Joye Beth advises clients on permitting, compliance, and enforcement issues under the Clean Water Act; Clean Air Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or Superfund; and Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; as well as state environmental programs. Joye Beth also advises clients about the impact of new state and federal environmental legislation.
As a litigator, Joye Beth works with plaintiffs and defendants, with experience in pre-suit investigations and negotiations, discovery, motion practice, and appeals. Joye Beth works with clients in both state and federal court on civil issues including breach of contract, torts, qualified immunity, civil rights and professional malpractice.
Joye Beth is a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Prior to law school, Joye Beth spent four years teaching biology and environmental science to high school students in Beaver Dam, Kentucky.
