Earthjustice Town Hall
May 21, 2026
Evergreen Council
Virtual Town Hall
Join us for this special opportunity to connect directly with Earthjustice leadership. You’ll hear about our top priorities, current challenges and opportunities, and the crucial legal work supporters like you are advancing in communities across the country.
Abigail Dillen and Sam Sankar will also provide candid responses to your questions during a live Q&A session.
- This town hall-style event will include a live Q&A where you can submit questions for our speakers.
- The event platform will offer closed captioning and the option to dial in by phone for audio-only access.
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Questions? Please contact events@earthjustice.org
About the speakers
Abigail Dillen is the President of Earthjustice, leading the organization's staff, board, and supporters to advance our mission of using the courts to protect our environment and people’s health. She is based at headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Abigail joined Earthjustice in 2000, working first out of our Northern Rockies Office in Bozeman, Montana, and becoming the managing attorney of Earthjustice’s Coal Program.
Before stepping into her current role, she served as the Vice President of Litigation for Climate & Energy, heading the organization's litigation and legal advocacy to achieve the essential shift from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy.
Sam Sankar is Earthjustice’s Senior Vice President for Programs.
He leads Earthjustice’s Program Leadership Team, which develops and oversees our overall strategy and coordinates the work of our Litigation, Communications, and Policy and Legislation departments.
Sam has been working on environmental issues throughout his career, which has included service as an engineer at Superfund sites, a line attorney at the Justice Department, a senior executive at General Electric, and counsel to the presidential commission that investigated the Deepwater Horizon spill. He has also worked as a boat captain, machinist, and senior advisor to The Nature Conservancy.
About the Photo: A bison roams on the American Prairie Reserve, a massive prairie-based nature reserve in northeastern Montana being developed by the American Prairie Foundation. (Ami Vitale for Earthjustice)
Photo of Abigail Dillen in Carolina, Puerto Rico, by Erika P. Rodríguez for Earthjustice.
Photo of Sam Sankar in Washington, D.C., by Melissa Lyttle for Earthjustice.