Thank you all for coming, see you in October 2025!
PAST ANNUAL CLE EVENTS:
2024 Environmental & Natural Resources Law: Year in Review
October 17, 2024, Troutdale Oregon
6.5 total MCLE credits (5.5 general, 1 ethics) ( applied for)
Umatilla Basin Groundwater Nitrate Issue
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- Chris Kowitz, North Central Region Manager, Oregon Water Resources Department
- Gabriela Golddfarb, LUBGWMA Public Health Project Manager, Governor’s Office and Environmental Public Health Section Manager, Oregon Health Authority
- Laura Gleim, Project Manager, Regional Solutions, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Tamra Mabbot, Planning Director, Morrow County
The Future of Deference in Environmental Law Post-Chevron
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- Melissa Powers, Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School
- David Rabbino, Shareholder, Jordan Ramis
- Paul Garrahan, Oregon Department of Justice
Federal Lands Planning and Management
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- Ann House, Senior Staff Attorney, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
- Dan Shively, Director of Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service
- Meriel Darzen, Attorney, Crag Law Center
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Oregon’s Climate Protection Program
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- Colin McConnaha, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Meredith Connolly, Climate Solutions, Portland
- Sharla Moffett, Oregon Business and Industry, Salem
Federal Dam Management for Salmon Protection in Oregon
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- Laurie Rule, Advocates for the West
- Brett VandenHeuvel, Vandenheuvel Strategies
- Scott Williams, Berkey Williams LLP
- Richard Whitman, Oregon Water Resources Department
A Day in the Life of an Ethical Environmental Lawyer
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- Nellie Barnard, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
- Dylan Sollfrank, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Thank you to our Happy Hour sponsors: Jordan Ramis PC, Stoel Rives LLP and Perkins Coie LLP
2023 Environmental & Natural Resources Law: Year in Review
2023 Presentation materials available HERE
2022 Environmental & Natural Resources Law: Year in Review
October 6, 2022: 2022 Environmental & Natural Resources Law: Year in Review
Thank you to, in no particular order, Perkins Coie, Stoel Rives, and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt for co‐sponsoring the happy hour.
Agenda with schedule:
View the agenda.
Watch the CLE video recording.
2021 Environmental & Natural Resources Law: Year in Review
View the Program Materials and CLE Brochure.
Brownfield and Superfund Site Redevelopment
Cheyenne Chapman, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Seth Otto & Ted Wall, Maul Foster & Alongi
Kat West, Skeo Solutions
Climate Change and Clean Electricity in Oregon: HB 2021, Wildfires, and Impacts on Oregon Utilities and Vulnerable Communities
Angela Crowley-Koch, Oregon Solar and Storage Industries Association
Riley Peck, PacifiCorp
Allie Rosenbluth, Rogue Climate
Richard Whitman, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
The First 10 Months of the Biden EPA: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Practical Impacts on the Pacific Northwest
William Funk, Lewis & Clark Law School
Andrew Hawley, Western Environmental Law Center
L. John Iani, Perkins Coie
Oregon Forest Law and Policy Update
Ralph Bloemers, Crag Law Center
Sara Ghafouri, American Forest Resource Council
Keynote Speaker: A Conversation with Congressman Earl Blumenauer on the Future of the Columbia-Snake River Basin
Tribal Law and Natural Resources: Recent Developments in Tribal Treaty Rights Implementation and Sovereignty
Robert “Bobby” Brunoe, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Robert Lothrop, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Stephanie Lynch, Office of the Solicitor, US Department of Interior
Josh Newton, Karnopp Peterson LLP
Klamath Water: More Complex Than Ever?
Moss Drisoll, US Bureau of Reclamation
Paul Simmons, Somach Simmons & Dunn
Jay Weiner, Rosette LLP
Recent Developments in Ethics Law
Tom Lininger, University of Oregon School of Law
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2020 Environmental Law: Year in Review
Presentations and materials:
Crystal Balls and Tea Leaves: NEPA Implementation in a Changing Landscape
Susan Jane Brown, Western Environmental Law Center
Elizabeth Rosso, Jordan Ramis PC
ESA Issues in Water Resources Management
David Filippi, Stoel Rives LLP
Thane Somerville, Morisset Scholsser Jozwiak & Somerville
Superfund Legal Update & ADR Tools for Your Next Environmental Negotiation
Ashley Carter, Portland Office of City Attorney
Mark Schneider, Perkins Coie LLP
Oregon Forest Law and Policy Update
Ralph Bloemers, Crag Law Center
Sara Ghafouri, American Forest Resource Council
1200-z General Permit Rulemaking
Justin Green, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Stacy Hibbard, City of Portland
James Saul, Earthrise Law Center
Ocean and Coastal Law: A Primer on Governance, Wind Development, Fisheries, and Pollution
Tara Brock, Oceana
Josh Franklin, Progression Energy
Heather Wade, Department of Land Conservation and Development
The Ethics of Storytelling in Environmental Advocacy
Steve Johansen, Lewis & Clark Law School
2019 Environmental Law: Year in Review
Columbia River Treaty Update
Kaitlin Lovell, City of Portland, (Presentation)
Jim Heffernan, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (Presentation)
What’s New with RCRA?
Priscilla “Polly” Hampton, Perkins Coie (Presentation)
Jeff Hunter, Perkins Coie (Presentation prepared jointly with Ms. Hampton)
Sarah Kronholm, SRL International Corporation (Presentation prepared jointly with Ms. Hampton)
Public Lands Update
Peter “Mac” Lacy, Oregon Natural Desert Association (Presentation)
Lawson Fite, American Forest Resource Council (Presentation)
Nonpoint Source Regulation
Caroline Lobdell, Western Resources Legal Center (Presentation)
Allison LaPlante, Earthrise Law Center (Presentation prepared jointly with Mrs. Lobdell)
Working with Experts
Christine Hein, Ring Bender, LLP (Presentation)
Robert Annear, Geosyntec Consultants, Presentation prepared jointly with Mrs. Hein)
Disrupted Energy Disruptions
Professor Melissa Powers, Lewis & Clark Law School (Presentation)
Ethics
Scott Morrill, Oregon Legal Assistance Foundation (Presentation)
2018 Environmental Law: Year in Review
Agenda with schedule:
View the CLE Brochure.
Presentations and materials:
Aquaculture; Perspectives on its Benefits and Drawbacks
William Barquin, Attorney General, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, (Presentation)
Doug Steding, Northwest Resource Law PLLC (Presentation)
Brian Knutsen, Kampmeier Knutsen PLLC (Presentation)
CWA Updates and Stormwater Litigation
Laura Kerr, Stoel Rives (Presentation)
Jamie Saul, Earthrise Law Center (Presentation)
ESA: CPR or RIP?
Lawson Fite, American Forest Resource Council (Presentation)
Lizzy Potter, Advocates for the West (Presentation)
Mike Freese, The Romain Group (Presentation)
Environmental Justice; How Oregon is Tackling the Issue
Professor Robin Collin, Willamette University (Presentation)
Robert Collin, Oregon Environmental Justice Task Force (Presentation)
Stephanie Caldera, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Presentation)
Atmospheric Trust Litigation; Insights into the Juliana Case and its Potential Impacts
Professor Mary Wood, University of Oregon (Presentation)
Chris Winter, Crag Law Center (Presentation)
Andrew Varcoe, Boyden Gray & Associates (Presentation)
Environmental Crimes; What to do in the First 30 Days
David Angeli, Angeli Law Group (Presentation)
Joanna Perini-Abbot, Angeli Law Group (Presentation)
Ethics; Technological Competency, What You Need to Know
Linn Davis, Assistant General Counsel, OSB Client Assistance Office Manager (Presentation)
2017 Environmental Law: Year in Review
Agenda with schedule:
The CLE will begin at 8 am with a continental breakfast, followed by introductory remarks at 8:25. After closing remarks, from 4:35 to 5:30, we hope attendees will participate in a networking reception hosted by Stoel Rives and Ring Bender. Please view the CLE flyer for the full agenda.
Presentations and materials:
Recent Developments in Indian Water Law
Duane Mecham, U.S. Department of Interior, Office of the Solicitor (Presentation, Article)
Water, Water Everywhere: What’s Happening with Water?
Updates from the 2017 Legislative Session
Steve Shropshire, Jordan Ramis (Materials)
Updates on Groundwater in Oregon
Racquel Rancier, Oregon Water Resources Department
(Materials: IWRS Framework, Strategic Planning Timeline, Background on GW, Draft GW Workplan Priorities)
Hells Canyon Complex Relicensing: State and Federal Issues?
Rick Glick, Davis Wright Tremaine (Materials)
Oregon’s State Forests: Where are We Headed?
Heath Curtiss, Oregon Forests & Industries Council (Materials)
Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands
Lunch: Keynote Address
The Wildfire Crisis, Federal Land Management, and the Urban-Rural Divide
Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose)
A Look Back at the 2017 Session
Representative Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie)
CERCLA Intake to Implementation: Spare the ROD and Spoil the Client
Patty Dost and Jennifer Gates, Pearl Legal Group (Materials)
John Dunbar, Larkins Vacura Kayser (Materials)
Anzie St. Clair, Larkins Vacura Kayser (Materials)
Changes in the Law Under the Trump Administration
Laura Kerr, Perkins Coie (Materials)
Susan Jane Brown, Western Environmental Law Center (Materials)
Travis Joseph, American Forest Resource Council (Materials)
Zak Kearns, Larkins Vacura Kayser (Materials)
Ethics
Amber Hollister, OSB General Counsel (Handout, ORPC, Ethics Opinion)