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Telephone: 503-228-9115
Fax: 503-225-0276
Scott Jerger is a partner at Field Jerger LLP. Scott joined Field Jerger in 2003 after receiving an LL.M in environmental and natural resources law. Prior to that, Scott was an environmental and regulatory attorney for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the City of El Paso, Texas. Scott’s practice focuses on environmental, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. Scott is licensed to practice in Oregon, Washington, and Texas and has litigated cases in state and federal court in all three of these states as well as many others, and in multiple federal appellate courts. Scott’s representative clients include the Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, and Kai USA, the maker of Kershaw Knives, Shun Cutlery, and Zero Tolerance Knives.
He is frequent author and regular speaker on environmental topics. His publications include:
- EPA's New CAFO Land Application Requirements: An Exercise in Unsupervised Self-Monitoring, published in the STANFORD ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL, 23 Stan. Envtl. L. J. 91 (2004).
Recent speaking engagements include:
- Electronic Discovery in Environmental Litigation, Panelist. Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon, March 2, 2012.
- Bankruptcy for Federal Practitioners, Moderator. Portland, Oregon,
October 21, 2010. - Enforcement, Science and Deference. Northwest Water Law Symposium. Eugene, Oregon, October 9, 2010.
- Roads & Clean Water: New Tools for an Old Problem, Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon, February 26, 2010.
- Playing Your Cards Wisely: Managing Risks Associated with Open Source Software, Hosted by Woodcock Washburn, Seattle, WA, April 23, 2009.
Education:
LL.M., cum laude, Northwestern School
of Law, Lewis & Clark College, 2003
J.D., University of Texas at Austin
School of Law, 1997
B.A., cum laude, University of Texas at Austin,
1992
Professional Organizations:
Oregon State Bar
Texas State
Bar
Washington State Bar
Real Estate and Land Use Section of
the Oregon Bar
Construction Law Section of the Oregon Bar
Legal Chair, Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club, 2010-present
Chair, Oregon State Bar Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 2011
Admitted to Practice:
State Court of Oregon
State Court
of Texas
State Court of Washington
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
United States Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Interests:
Surfing, rock climbing, cyclocross
