Experience

Earthrise Law Center

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Professor and Staff Attorney

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  As a Clinical Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, I teach students to be effective advocates for the environment. Earthrise Law Center is Lewis & Clark's in-house environmental litigation clinic; we handle precedent-setting cases on behalf of a diverse group of national, state, and local environmental organizations. Our enrolled clinical students gain real-world experience working on federal and state litigation against polluters and state and federal agencies. In 2019 I was awarded a long-term contract (the equivalent of tenure for clinical faculty) and promoted to full Clinical Professor. My typical docket involves a mix of federal citizen-suit litigation under the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts; judicial review of federal and state agency actions under those statutes; other federal litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act, Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act; and related administrative proceedings such as rulemakings, agency permit appeals, and contested case hearings. I have over 12 years of experience in all aspects of civil litigation, from motions practice and discovery to trial and appellate advocacy. Show less



McGillivray Westerberg & Bender LLC

• Attorney

  • Mar 2011 - Dec 2014

  Represent public-interest clients before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, with a focus on implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act Represent public-interest clients before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, with a focus on implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act



James N. Saul, Attorney at Law LLC

• United States
• Law Practice

• Owner / Attorney

  • May 2010 - Mar 2011

  A public interest environmental law firm in Madison, Wisconsin. A public interest environmental law firm in Madison, Wisconsin.



Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc.

• Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2007 - May 2010

  Wisconsin's first and only nonprofit, public interest environmental law center. Wisconsin's first and only nonprofit, public interest environmental law center.



Earthjustice

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Summer intern in the Seattle office Summer intern in the Seattle office


Northwest Environmental Defense Center
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Law Clerk

  • Jun 2005 - May 2006


Summit Whitewater Expeditions

• Co-Founder and Director

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2004

  I co-founded and ran an intermediate to advanced whitewater kayakng program for kids ages 14-18. Applying lessons learned in my previous outdoor education experiences in community-building, risk management, and swiftwater rescue, we planned and led multi-week, expedition-style kayaking programs throughout the Western United States for advanced paddlers (Class III-IV). I co-founded and ran an intermediate to advanced whitewater kayakng program for kids ages 14-18. Applying lessons learned in my previous outdoor education experiences in community-building, risk management, and swiftwater rescue, we planned and led multi-week, expedition-style kayaking programs throughout the Western United States for advanced paddlers (Class III-IV).