Representative Experience: My professional experience emphasizes land use and environmental litigation on behalf of citizen groups, individuals, environmental organizations, and local government. I have represented my clients in cases involving the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Western District of Washington federal court, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Washington State Shorelines Hearings Board, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Growth Management Hearings Boards, Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council, Washington Superior Courts and a variety of county and local municipal jurisdictions across Washington State.
Prior Experience:
Associate Attorney, Bricklin Newman Dold, LLP - October 2002 to May 2006
Special Projects Fellow, EarthRights International - October 2001 to October 2002. Work included developing an international human rights manual for environmental activists; developing an extensive human rights and environmental issues database; and aiding in preparation for international human rights litigation.
Intern, Washington Environmental Council - August 2000 to December 2000. Projects included review of potential environmental litigation actions; Section 9 ESA case review; and analysis of Army Corps ESA consultation practices for issuing NPDES permits
Intern, Women's Rights Project of EarthRights International - June 1999 to December 2000. Research topics included violations of national and international environmental law by Burma; human rights and environmental impacts of international dam projects; and international impacts of bio-accumulative toxins on women.
Presentations:
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference panelist - Greenwashing: Wal-Mart, GE and Beyond - 2006.
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference panel coordinator - Activist Tool-box for Litigation and Effective Land Use Legal Campaigns - 2006.
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference panel coordinator - Land Use Litigation for Environmental Project - 2006.
Bainbridge Environmental Conference Coordinator/Panelist, 2003 and 2002.
American Astronomical Society, 2003 Seattle Conference Speaker. Presentation on local lighting ordinance and dark sky issues.
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference panelist - Projection of Human Rights and the Environment: The Link Between Human Rights Abuse and Environmental Degradation - 2002.
Membership & Activities:
Washington State Bar Association.
United States District Court, Western District of Washington.
Washington Environmental Council, Legal Committee Member.
Trust for Working Landscapes, Board member. Organization working to preserve/promote local farming and affordable housing on Bainbridge Island.
City of Bainbridge Island, Winslow Tomorrow Co-Chair, Sustainability.
Education:
Juris Doctor, cum laude - Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington.
Bachelor of Arts, English - Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.
Representative Experience: My professional experience emphasizes land use and environmental litigation on behalf of citizen groups, individuals, environmental organizations, and local government. I have represented my clients in cases involving the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Western District of Washington federal court, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Washington State Shorelines Hearings Board, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Growth Management Hearings Boards, Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council, Washington Superior Courts and a variety of county and local municipal jurisdictions across Washington State.