Practice Areas

Demonstrative Environmental Law Cases

Environmental Impact Litigation:

• Successfully challenged a large timber sale in Eastern Oregon based on the Forest Service's failure to address aquatic impacts. The lawsuit resulted in a proposed injunction against the Forest Service and, ultimately, the Forest Service withdrew the timber sale.
• Successfully challenged an old-growth timber sale in the Mt. Hood National Forest. After completing briefing, the Forest Service has abated this case and put the project on hold.

Clean Water Act litigation:

• Currently represent clients challenging Michigan's new NPDES general permit that would apply to all large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Michigan. Concurrently preparing similar challenges in other states.
• Represent clients to enforce state and federal water quality laws. Our recent enforcement actions have resulted in funding of substantial projects to benefit the local environment.

Environmental Administrative Proceedings:

• Represent groups involved in state and federal administrative proceedings before such agencies as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, as well as other state and local agencies, counties and municipalities.