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Lou Helmuth is the former Deputy Director of Our Children’s Trust, the non-profit law firm representing and supporting youth worldwide in science-based constitutional climate litigation. Lou served as Deputy Director at Our Children’s Trust until his retirement in July, 2023, following the first constitutional climate trial ever in the U.S.: Held v. Montana. Lou graduated from Vermont Law School in 1984, and before joining Our Children’s Trust, opened and ran a private public interest law firm representing students with disabilities nationwide in federal and state litigation, and served as the Assistant Dean for Professional Development at California Western School of Law in San Diego.