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Experience
Advised clients on compliance with California's Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).
Assisted in drafting and securing approval of amended reclamation plan for 500 acre aggregate mine.
Litigated CEQA writ petitions and administrative appeals in multiple counties.
Assisted in the preparation of numerous CEQA documents, and provided comment letters on sufficiency of CEQA documents for mining, residential, and open space projects.
Represented clients in public hearings, including planning commission, city council, board of supervisors and regulatory agency hearings.
Prepared and reviewed documents for submission to the California Energy Commission in connection with solar power plant siting projects.
Drafted conservation and agricultural easements and related documents.
Reviewed and prepared oil and gas leases and assignments.
Written extensive research memorandums on issues related to recent developments in the law concerning natural resources, land use, and climate change.
General
Former judicial extern to Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
MEMBERSHIPS
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Admitted to Practice
State Bar of California , Environmental and Business Law Sections, Member
Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Member
American Bar Association, Member
California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Member
American Quarter Horse Association, Member
EDUCATION
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., With Highest Honors, Order of the Coif, 2007)
California Polytechnic State University (B.S., 2003). | 