Preston Carter

Practice Areas

Administrative and Regulatory Law

Environmental Law

Litigation

Natural Resources

Career

Preston’s practice spans industries and subject-matters but contains one common thread: interfacing with the government, in whatever setting necessary, in pursuit of the client’s goals.

Preston has developed particular expertise with public utilities, environmental litigation, renewable energy (permitting, due diligence, tax, energy/regulatory), and litigation/appeals regarding matters of administrative and constitutional law.

When not working, Preston enjoys the Idaho outdoors with his wife and three children.

Professional Memberships

Recognition

Mountain States Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Environmental Litigation 2017-2023

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Natural Resources & Environment)

Admissions

Idaho

U.S. District Court (Idaho)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Judicial Clerkship

Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Community Involvement

Commissioner, Boise Parks and Recreation Commission (2016-2023)

Participant, Leadership Boise (2015-2017)

Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, Idaho State Bar

Publications

If an (Endangered) Tree Falls in the Forest, and No One Is Around Resolving the Divergence Between Standing Requirements and Congressional Intent in Environmental Legislation, 84 Notre Dame Law Review 2191 (2009)

NBI Seminar, Farm Business Law: Regulatory Update, discussing recent regulatory developments related to agriculture, including under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

NBI Seminar, Agricultural Water Law: Regulatory Update, discussing recent regulatory developments, including under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act