About
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Our Environment, Land Use, and Natural Resources Practice Group is recognized as a leader in the Pacific Northwest, Mountain regions, California, and Alaska. The firm offers one of the nation's largest environmental law practices. We handle all aspects of regulatory compliance and litigation, including air, water, chemical substance and waste compliance counseling; enforcement and citizen suit defense; land use permitting, contaminated site cleanup; insurance recovery; federal lands permitting; environmental aspects of real estate and corporate transactions; and other issues involving ESA, NEPA, CAA, CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA, and related state law obligations. Our attorneys are known for their technical acumen. We drill deeply into the technical and scientific aspects of environmental issues, working with teams of scientists, engineers, and business managers to develop whole solutions—not just legal advice.
Areas of Focus:
- Air Quality
- Arctic Law
- Chemical Substances
- Climate Change
- Contaminated Lands
- Endangered Species
- Environmental Compliance, Insurance, and Litigation
- Land Use
- Mining
- Oil and Gas
- Permitting
- Protected Species
- Timber and Forest Products
- Tribal Law
- Waste
- Water Quality
- Water Rights & Supplies
- Wetlands
Members
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Allison Smith
Head of Department
Elizabeth Ewens
Eric Martin
Jennifer Spaletta
Melissa Foster
Michael Mills
Rachel Cox
Thomas Braun
Timothy Taylor
Veronica Keithley
Clients
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
City of Medford, Oregon
Deschutes Basin Board of Control (DBBC)
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
Hilcorp Alaska LLC
Idaho Power
Olympic Game Farm
Oregon Industrial Stormwater Group
Oregon State University
Oregon Water Resource Congress
Pacific Seafood Company
Perdue Agribusiness LLC/Perdue Farms, Inc.
Portland General Electric
Industries
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Agriculture and Food Processing
Chemicals
Construction & Materials
Energy Facilities
Forest Products and Timberlands
Irrigation Districts and Water Supply
Manufacturing
Mining
Oil and Gas
Ports
Primary and Secondary Metals
Pulp and Paper
Recycling and Waste Treatment