Practice Areas
Scott, our lead environmental attorney, speaks at environmental seminars and often serves as a consultant to other attorneys on highly complex and technical environmental issues around the country.
Field Jerger litigates a low volume of complex environmental cases in state and federal courts. Our practice focuses on:
- the Clean Water Act
- the National Environmental Policy Act
- the National Forest Management Act
Scott Jerger, our lead environmental attorney, is recognized nationwide for his expertise on Clean Water Act issues. The experience Scott gained as an environmental attorney for the State of Texas and City of El Paso has proven invaluable to our clients.
Current environmental cases
- Challenge to liquified natural gas terminal siting before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
- Numerous challenges to United States Forest Service logging practices.
- Reviewing hazardous and nuclear waste disposal practices in the Pacific Northwest.
- Challenging proposed water quality permits in various states for large concentrated animal feeding operations.
