Top Environmental Lawyers in ZIP 98121 | 11 available

Zach is a member of Graham & Dunn's Natural Resources, Energy & Manufacturing Industries team. His principal areas of practice include environmental and natural resources law, land use, and eminent domain. During Zach's time at Graham & Dunn, he has had the opportunity to play a key role in various natural resources, environmental, and land use matters ranging from Endangered Species Act litigation, to major industrial accidents, to high-profile land use disputes. He has been selected as a "Rising Star" for environmental law in Washington for the past three years, and was recently featured in Super Lawyers magazine for his outstanding pro bono work. Earlier this year, Zach was elected as Secretary of the King County Bar Association's Environmental and Land Use Section. Zach brings to Graham & Dunn a legal education rooted in a strong technical background. Prior to attending law school, he earned a degree in Biology and worked for several years in the Biotechnology industry. This strong technical background allows Zach to better understand his clients' business and legal needs in the often-technical fields of environmental and natural resources law. His environmental practice includes all aspects of regulatory compliance and permitting, contaminated properties, insurance coverage, enforcement and litigation, and emergency response. Zach also works with our Condemnation practice team and has significant experience representing both municipal agencies and property owners in condemnation proceedings. Although Zach's practice focuses primarily on litigation, he also handles transactional matters, with experience in environmental and real estate due diligence. Finally, Zach is a member of Graham & Dunn's Green Tech practice team and contributes regularly to the team's blog at .

Sarah Mack has over 30 years of experience representing clients in complex project permitting, environmental review, and related litigation. Her practice emphasizes water rights and water supply planning, including administrative and judicial appeals, for public sector clients and private developers. Sarah also advises clients on proposed legislation and administrative regulations relating to water law and land use.

I focus my practice in the areas of environmental and land use law, assisting clients with permitting, compliance, and regulatory matters under federal and state laws involving hazardous substance releases, hazardous waste, water quality and use, and air quality.  I handle defense of administrative and civil enforcement actions, environmental and land use permitting, and litigation.  My experience includes cleanup of contaminated industrial and commercial properties, allocation of liability for response costs under state and federal law, and environmental due diligence in real estate and business transactions.  My litigation experience includes defense of environmental enforcement actions and citizen suits and administrative and judicial appeals before the Washington Court of Appeals and the Pollution Control and Growth Management Hearings Boards.

Experienced legal counsel in environmental and natural resource law. Demonstrated successes in complex civil litigation, contaminated sites, environmental insurance coverage, oil spill contingency plan compliance, Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act compliance, and administrative law.  Practical, sound advice.

Claire is a member of Graham & Dunn’s commercial litigaion department, with a practice emphasis in  Natural Resources & Manufacturing.