Top Environmental Lawyers Near Me in Olympia Area

Nobody wants to talk with a lawyer. But at Celadon Law & Business Group your needs are our top priority. And we can help.. I am Chief Justice at Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (South Dakota), Administrative Law Judge with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Justice with the Nevada Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals, Justice with the Warm Springs Tribe (Oregon), and Judge Pro Tempore with the Nez Perce Tribe (Idaho) and Duckwater Shoshone Tribe (Nevada). Formerly, I was Judge with the Colorado River Indian Tribes (Arizona and California) and Judge with the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe. I am the first-ever Tribal Attorney with the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes (Nevada and Oregon).. I am a regular instructor at the National Judicial College National Tribal Judicial Center.. I represent several business concerns as well, including recreational marijuana.

Mr. Bowman is a director and a member of the Complex Litigation Group. His primary area of practice includes insurance coverage disputes, he has over ten years experience representing both the insurer and the insured in litigation matters. Other areas of focus regarding coverage disputes include: Construction, Environmental, Bad Faith, Third and First Party Property Damage, Bodily Injury, Professional Malpractice, Copyright and Trademark, Liquor Liability, and Garage Operator Liability.

Martha is Forest and Environmental Policy Counsel for the Washington Forest Protection Association, a trade association representing private forest landowners in Washington State. Its members include large and small companies, individuals and families who grow, harvest and re-grow trees sustainably on about 4 million acres.. She previously represented the Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Parks on habitat, endangered species, real estate, enforcement, SEPA, and public works matters, as well as advised clients on local land use issues, contracts, conservation opportunities, compliance with forest practices rules, public process, and issues arising under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and state and federal laws related to threatened, sensitive, and endangered species.. Martha has presented at Public Interest Environmental Law Conferences, CLEs for The Seminar Group and Law Seminars International, local chapters of WFFA, and environmental law classes at Seattle University.. Martha was previously an Assistant Attorney General representing the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for almost 10 years, including as lead counsel for the Forest Resources and Conservation Division.  Before becoming an attorney, Martha was an extern at the Environmental Protection Agency, a teaching assistant at the University of Washington’s Department of Zoology, and a field technician for northern spotted owl, cabbage white butterfly, and Bell’s vireo studies.

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From 1995 until 2002, Lenny served as an Assistant Public Defender for the Broward County (Florida) Public Defenders Office representing clients in criminal cases. Lenny has served as lead counsel representing both juveniles and adults charged with felonies and misdemeanors and has participated in more than 100 judge and jury trials. Lenny has served as a Guardian ad Litem and Juvenile Mediator, ensuring that the rights of children in dependency and criminal matters were protected. Lenny also serves as a Judge Pro-Tempore in Thurston County District Court and presides over civil and criminal matters.. Lenny is currently the Secretary of the Thurston County Bar Association Board of Directors and is a member of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, and the Family Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association. Lenny has been named a "Rising Star" lawyer by Washington Law & Politics in 2005 and 2006 and has received recognition from the Washington Satate Bar Association for his pro-bono work in the community every year since 2007.

Chuck Szurszewski has been practicing family law in the Olympia area since 1978. His experience includes managing the Olympia Division of Child Support and heading up the Thurston County Prosecutor's Office Child Support Section. Chuck has been with our firm since 1987, representing individuals in dissolution, modification, custody and child support cases. He is an experienced mediator as well as a litigator. He has served as a court-appointed guardian ad litem in over 200 cases. He has been a member of the Family Law Executive Committee for ten years and was the chair in 2014. He served  on the governor's task force on child support.   He has the highest rating on Martindale Hubbell and AVVO. He has been a presenter at continuing educations every year for the last ten years. He has been designated as a SuperLawyer for multiple years and served for many years  as a pro tem judge/commisioneer  in Thurston County.

Christina Meserve has been practicing family law in Olympia since 1979. She is the only Thurston County attorney admitted as a fellow to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is one of very few divorce attorneys to be awarded the prestigious "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. She has been identified as a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics Magazine, a recognition accorded to only 5% of Washington's lawyers. Learn more by visiting www.olylaw.com.

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