Education
Lewis & Clark Law School, Juris Doctor, Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
Community Boards, 40-hour Mediator Training
Center for Understanding in the Law, 40-hour Mediator Training
Concur, Inc, Negotiating Environmental Agreements Training
Recent Publications
Mountains of “Blue Tape”: Barriers to United States and New Zealand Marine Renewable Energy Projects, International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems: Annual Report 2011 p. 115 (2012).
Lifting the Looking Glass: How Tradable Coastal Occupation Could Enable Ocean Renewable Energy in New Zealand, 15 New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law p. 1 (2012).
[Co-authored] Making Renewable Energy FiT: How an Independent Feed-in-Tariff Certifying Organization Could Help Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment in the U.S., 57.1 Natural Resources Journal __ (2012) (forthcoming).
Puget Sound Orcas, Vessel Noise, and Whale-Watching: A Licensing Program to Overcome the ESA’s Economically-Blind “Take” Rule, 10 Ocean & Coastal Law Journal 117 (2006).
Media & Conferences
Invited speaker, 3rd Annual New England Marine Renewable Energy Technical Conference, Cambridge, MA, Nov 7-8, 2011.
Guest interviewee, “Sunday Mornings with Chris Laidlaw,” Radio New Zealand National, August 28, 2011.
Speaker, Axford Fellowship Public Presentation, “Lifting the Looking Glass: How Tradable Coastal Occupation
Could Enable Ocean Renewable Energy in New Zealand,” Fulbright New Zealand, August 26, 2011.
Presenter, Liberty Fund Conference, “The Role of Self-Interest in Environmental Policy and Law,” August 2008,
Gallatin Gateway, Montana.
Associations and Memberships
State Bar of California
Washington State Bar Association (inactive)
United States District Court, Central District California
United States District Court, Eastern District California
Executive Committee At-Large, Environmental Section, The Bar Association of San Francisco, 2010
Languages
Spanish – conversant
Portuguese – basic
French – basic
Dutch – basic
