News and Events
- Douglas MacDougal has joined Marten Law as a partner in the firm’s Portland office
- Brad Marten has been inducted into the American College of Environmental Lawyers and elected Secretary and Chair of the policy committee.
- Steve Jones and Brad Marten have been listed in Best Lawyers in America.
- Jessica Ferrell and Dustin Till have been named “Rising Stars” by Law and Politics magazine. Only a handful of attorneys in Washington are named to this prestigious list each year, and we are pleased that our two senior associates have earned this honor.
- Linda Larson has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of Public Radio International. Through partnerships with the BBC World Service and public station-based and independent producers, this Minneapolis-based public radio network provides over 400 hours of programming each week through 800 PRI affiliates nationwide.
- Steve Jones was quoted in a National Law Journal article on the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad v. United States.
- Steve Jones was featured in “Environmental law firms in Washington state warm to climate change rules” in the Puget Sound Business Journal.
| August 16 | Svend Brandt-Erichsen | “Update on the Substantive Law for Public Lands,” Law Seminar International’s Energy Development on Public Lands conference; Denver |
| Dustin Till and Svend Brandt-Erichsen | “CEQ Draft Guidance on Evaluating Climate Change Impacts Leaves Unanswered Questions,” Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee Newseltter, Summer 2010 |
| Dustin Till and Russell Prugh | “Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems,” Environment, Energy, & Resource Law Year in Review – 2009 |
| Jeff Kray | "A Door Opens for Business in Water Disputes," Sustainable Oregon Business |
| Jeff Kray | "States May Set Thermal Effluent Standards Stricter Than Federal Clean Water Act Standards," The Environmental Counselor |
| Jessica Ferrell | "U.S. Supreme Court to Review Standard for Permanent Injunctive Relief in NEPA Cases," The Environmental Counselor |
| Meline MacCurdy | "EPA Proposal for Numeric Nutrient Standards for Florida Waters Has National Implications," The Environmental Counselor |
| Jessica Ferrell | "Almost Infamous—Another Circuit Tries to Determine Scope of Clean Water Jurisdiction After Rapanos," The Environmental Counselor |
| Linda Larson and Jessica Ferrell | "Bounty for Land and See: Congress Passes Omnibus Public Land Act," The Environmental Counselor |
| Linda Larson and Jessica Ferrell | "Precautionary Resource Management and Climate Change" [Membership required], American Bar Association Natural Resources & Environment Magazine |
| Alyssa Moir | "By Taking Action on Fuel Economy Standards, President Orders Automakers to Product More Fuel Efficient Cars," The Environmental Counselor |
| Alyssa Moir | "Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tracking Now Required for Covered Washington State Businesses," King County Bar Bulletin |
| Meline MacCurdy | "Insurer Has Duty to Defend Claims Arising Under 'Modified' Pollution Exclusion," The Environmental Counselor |
| Jeff Kray | "New York Becomes First State to Require Landlords to Disclose Environmental Test Results to Tenants," The Environmental Counselor |
| Linda Larson and Dustin Till | "The Right FIT to Promote Renewable Energy?," Trends ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter |