Attorneys

Scott Jerger's practice focuses on environmental law, construction law and real property disputes. Scott is an active litigator and his trial experience includes litigating complex environmental cases in federal and state court. Scott represents environmental clients across the United States. Scott also actively litigates construction and commercial cases in state and federal courts.

Scott joined Field Jerger in 2003, after receiving a master's degree in environmental and natural resources law. Prior to entering private practice, Scott served as an environmental and regulatory attorney for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the City of El Paso, Texas.

Scott's clients include the Sierra Club, Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, Columbia Riverkeeper, and Northwest Environmental Defense Center as well as construction contractors, homeowners, landowners, and plaintiffs and defendants in every order of business dispute.

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:

• 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.
• Practicing Public Interest Law in Private Practice, Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon, 2008.

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, inactive
Real Estate and Land Use Section of the Oregon Bar
Construction Law Section of the Oregon Bar
Executive Committee, Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club
Oregon State Bar Federal Practice & Procedure Committee, 2009-2011

Admitted to Practice:
State Court of Oregon
State Court of Texas
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
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