News and Events
- Bob Lawrence was featured in the National Law Journal’s Movers column
- Bob Lawrence has joined Marten Law in the firm's newly opened San Francisco office
- Brad Marten has been elected President of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
- Steve Jones has been elected as the President Elect of the Executive Board of the Washington State Bar Association's Environmental and Land Use Law Section.
- Steve Jones recorded a podcast discussing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in American Electric Power v. Connecticut.
- Six Marten Law lawyers have been named Best Lawyers in America for 2012.
- Brad Marten is featured for his work on the Gulf oil spill in the July, 2011 editon of Super Lawyers Magazine.
- Brad Marten has been listed in the top tier (Tier 1) of environmental lawyers in Washington by Chambers and Partners. Brad is also listed in the current edition of the International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers.
- Jessica Ferrell and Russell Prugh authored the lead article in the American Bar Association's August 2011 Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation Committee Newsletter. Read about recent developments on federal liability under CERCLA.
- Steve Jones and Jessica Ferrell were quoted in "Budget Fight Hurts U.S. Climate Effort," in the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times
- Steve Jones, Jeff Kray, Linda Larson, and Brad Marten have been selected as Super Lawyers for 2011. Jessica Ferrell was listed as a Rising Star. In addition, Brad Marten was included in the Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers list.
- 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.
- Podcast: Jeffrey Thaler and Dustin Till Discuss the National Environmental Policy Act and Climate Change
| Jan 26 | Svend Brandt-Erichsen | “Getting Projects Built and Operational,” Buying & Selling Electric Power in the West; Seattle |
| Jan 31 | Jessica Ferrell | Society for Range Management 65th Annual Meeting, January 31, 2012 – Speaker for Ranchers' Forum Symposia, Legal Impacts of Sage Grouse on Ranching in the West; Spokane |
| Feb 8 | Robert Lawrence | Keynote panel moderator, “What It Takes to Get a Water Deal Done in 2012,” Water Tech Summit 2012; Santa Clara, California |
| Robert Lawrence, Svend Brandt-Erichsen and Dustin Till | "Cap-and-Trade, Legally Challenged," The Recorder (Nov. 21, 2011) |
| Mike Dotten | "Preventing Discovery from Frustrating the Time and Cost Advantages of Arbitration," Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Newsletter (November 2011) |
| Robert Lawrence and Dustin Till | "Cap-and-trade war coming our way" The Recorder (Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Adam Orford | "A. Orford, Hydraulic Fracturing: The Road to EPA's New 'Fracking' Study," The Water Report (Oct. 15, 2010) |
| 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 |
| 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 |