Our Distinguished Graduates

Over 1,000 graduates of Lewis & Clark Law School are practicing in the environmental and natural resources law field. Among them are mediators, law professors, corporate counsel, nonprofit litigators, and government officials. A number of graduates have developed innovative non-traditional enviornmental careers, using their law degrees in policy work.

Here are selected profiles of only a few of our outstanding graduates; each of the alumni profiled has practiced in the field for at least 10 years and received the law school's Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate award, which recognizes significant contributions to the environmental and natural resources law field.

Karl Anuta '85:

• Portland, Oregon public interest environmental lawyer

• diverse practice in water law and forest law

• strong community service ethic

Richard D. Bach '66:

• founded the Environmental Practice Group at Stoel Rives

• practiced environmental law from the time the first U.S. environmental laws were passed

• ongoing mentor to Lewis & Clark law students

Chuck D. Barlow LL.M. '92:

• won a record-setting settlement in an environmental enforcement suit

• serves as environmental counsel to Southern energy giant Entergy

• has held numerous positions within the ABA Section on Energy and Environmental Resources

Nina Bell '91:

• Executive Director of Northwest Environmental Advocates

• known nationwide for her water quality work

• pushes for advancement of water quality standards, TMDLs, and pollution control implementation

Bowen Blair, Jr., ’80:

• Senior Vice President of Trust for Public Land

• former Director of TPL's six-state Northwest Region

• supervises TPL’s entire project portfolio of over $500 million of land

Daniel H. Cole ’86:

• M. Dale Palmer Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law

• teaches and writes about the law and economics of property, environmental law, international environmental law, natural resources, and environmental protection

Robin Kundis Craig '96:

• Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund Professor of Law at Florida State

• nationally recognized legal expert in "all things water"

• FSU Teaching Commendation for Excellence, 2008

Steve Doherty ‘84:

• Partner in Smith, Doherty & Belcourt, PC in Great Falls, Montana

• governor-appointed chair of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission

• draws upon his natural resources experience from three terms in the Montana Senate

Jeff Fereday '80:

• senior practitioner, natural resources, environmental and energy group at the Boise, Idaho law firm of Givens Pursley LLP

• named one of the Best Lawyers in America in Environmental and Natural Resources Law

Jerry Fish ‘82:

• partner at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland, Oregon

• practices natural resources law with an emphasis on oil and gas exploration and storage, hydroelectric project relicensing and compliance, and mining

Elaine Hallmark '76:

• pioneer in environmental and public policy mediation

• director, Oregon Consensus Program

• founding partner, Confluence Northwest

Heidi Hughes Bumpers '81:

• counsel, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue in Washington, D.C.

• expert in complex hazardous waste enforcement cases

• former Section Chief, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring

Thomas C. Jensen '83:

• partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP, Washington, D.C.

• nationally recognized expert in natural resources, energy and environmental law and policy

Judith Johansen '83:

• former President and CEO, PacifiCorp

• former Administrator and CEO, Bonneville Power Administration

• distinguished career in energy law

Steve Kallick '83:

• program director, International Boreal Conservation Campaign, Pew Charitable Trusts

• distinguished career in forest conservation

Margaret Kirkpatrick '82:

• Vice President/General Counsel, Northwest Natural

• former partner, Stoel Rives, environmental law practice

Arlene Kwasniak LL.M. '92:

• Assistant Professor, University of Calgary Law School

• former Executive Director, UC Environmental Law Centre

• research and writing in environmental, conservation, natural resources, and municipal law and policy

Rob Lothrop '81:

• Manager of Policy Development and Litigation Support, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)

• has played a pivotal role in developing and implementing fish and wildlife measures in the Columbia Basin

Michael Mantell '77:

• founder, Resources Law Group, LLP

• former California Undersecretary of Resources

• author of a number of books on environmental issues

James B. Martin '81:

• executive director, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

• manages a staff of 1,100 with a budget of over $280 million

• former director, University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center

Peter Monson '82:

• award-winning litigator

• handles complex natural resource issues for the U.S. Department of Justice Indian Resources Section

John C. Platt, ’73:

• special assistant to the executive director for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

• policy advisor for treaty fishery issues since 1971

Karen Russell '90:

• senior staff attorney at WaterWatch

• recognized as one of the foremost experts on Oregon water law and procedure

Takamichi Sekine, LL.M. '91:

• professor, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University

• legal adviser for Japan’s largest environmental organization, the Nature Conservation Society of Japan

• brought landmark case to conserve Okinawan dugong

John Shurts '83:

• general counsel, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

• expert on tribal reserved water rights and the Winters doctrine

David Slade '81:

• editor, Putting the Public Trust Doctrine to Work

• varied environmental law and policy practice

• frequent Congressional testimony on fisheries, environmental law, constitutional law and international affairs

Anne Squier '83:

• 30-year leader of natural resource conservation efforts

• senior natural resource policy advisor for Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts

• commissioner and chair, Columbia River Gorge Commission

Craig Trueblood '85:

• partner, Preston Gates and Ellis, Seattle

• diverse practice in environmental, land use and real estate law

• general counsel, Inland Northwest Land Trust