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Education & Admissions
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1995), Virginia Law Review Editorial Board
University of Michigan, Institute for Public Policy Studies (M.P.P., 1987)
University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science, 1987), with distinction
Admissions
- Minnesota
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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Minnesota and Colorado
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Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal
Experience
Representative Work
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Litigation counsel for coal industry in multiple NEPA and FLPMA challenges to mineral leasing and mine planning actions in Wyoming and Colorado on Forest Service and BLM-administered lands, venued in federal court and the Interior Board of Land Appeals
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Defended agricultural and industrial clients in toxic tort, workplace injury, and property damage litigation, as well as regulatory enforcement proceedings
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Litigated multiple matters involving the dormant Commerce Clause, CERCLA, NEPA, CWA, and state environmental statutory and common law equivalents
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Represented multiple waste industry clients in federal and state permitting and civil actions, to full jury verdict or judgment
Industries & Practices
Energy & Natural Resources
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- Cooperative Law
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Mining
- Public-Private Partnerships
