Marten Law advises clients on all aspects of environmental law, assisting companies and public agencies with their most challenging environmental, land use, and natural resource matters.
News
- 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.
- Steve Jones and Brad Marten have been listed in Best Lawyers in America.
- 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.
- Jeff Kray was quoted in a June 29, 2009, New York Times article, “The Legalities of Rainwater Harvesting.”
- Dustin Till was quoted in a Climate Wire article, “EPA: Agency releases greenhouse gas registry, a first step toward mandatory emission reductions”
- Brad Marten has been inducted into the American College of Environmental Lawyers and elected Secretary and Chair of the policy committee.
- 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.
Events
| February 20 | Jessica Ferrell | Change in the Midst of Constants: Adapting Water Law to Meet New Demands conference; San Diego |
| February 25 | Svend Brandt-Erichsen | “ESA and Fisheries,” Endangered Species Act – Impacts on Alaska; Anchorage |
| February 26 | Svend Brandt-Erichsen | “The State of Carbon Regulation; Cap and Trade Programs; Forest Project Offsets,” Pacific Northwest Timberlands; Portland, Oregon |
| March 4 | Jeff Kray | “Avoiding & Responding to Third-Party Lawsuits,” Managing Stormwater in Washington conference; Seattle |
Articles
| 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 |
