SELC is a regional nonprofit environmental law firm whose mission is to protect natural resources and promote healthy communities in six Southeastern states, including Georgia. Gil works primarily on water quality and water management issues in Georgia and Alabama and also heads SELC's regional water project. He is originally from Birmingham, AL. Gil studied ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, where he also received a certificate in environmental studies. He moved to Atlanta in 2002 after graduating from Harvard Law School. In 2005, he was named Water Conservationist of the Year by the Georgia Wildlife Federation.