Danielle Stokes
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Profile
Danielle Stokes is an Associate Professor of Law & Director of Merhige Center at the University of Richmond School of Law. She teaches and writes in the areas of property, environmental law, and environmental justice, with a focus on sustainability and equity in land use planning. Her scholarship has appeared in book chapters and law journals including the Minnesota Law Review, Boston University Law Review, and the UCLA Law Review. Her work has also been featured in several media outlets, including Business Insider and E&E News. Prior to joining academia, Professor Stokes worked in land use and real estate law at McGuireWoods. She is a graduate of the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia School of Law.Expand All
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Bar Admissions
Virginia
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Professional Experience
Faculty Fellow (2019 - 2021)
Syracuse University College of LawReal Estate and Land Use Associate (2016 - 2019)
McGuireWoods
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Bar Admissions
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Publications
Journal Articles
Living the Good Life in the Anthropocene, SSRN Electronic Journal (Elsevier BV) (with Karrigan Bork et al.) (2025).
From Redlining to Greenlining, 71 UCLA Law Review 628 (2024).
Illuminating the Land-Energy Nexus, 103 Boston University Law Review 564 (2023).
Renewable Energy Federalism , 106 Minnesota Law Review 1757 (2022).
Book ChaptersClimate Conscious Land Use Planning , in A Research Agenda for US Land Use and Planning Law (Edward Elgar Publishing ) (2023).
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In the News
BLM’s new mission: Protect landscape in West’s ‘sea of solar’ (E&E News by Politico )
Thu., Feb. 1, 2024Make America Build Again (Business Insider)
Thu., Nov. 16, 2023Can Permitting Barriers Be Overcome to Accelerate Clean Energy? (PBS)
Fri., Jul. 21, 2023Finding Their Place (Richmond Magazine)
Mon., Feb. 21, 2022