Assistant Section Chief - Natural Resources Section

Much of our work involves challenges under the Administrative Procedure Act or the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. NRS has a dynamic practice with a diverse docket and attorneys may choose to focus on brief writing or trial practice or both. On any given day, the Section's attorneys handle a vast portfolio of cases involving: The stewardship of our national parks, forests, rangelands, wildlife refuges, and offshore resources; The balanced use of federal natural resources for varied uses, including mineral extraction, conservation, preservation, recreation, and commercial uses; Vital federal programs ranging from national energy policy to nuclear materials management to military preparedness; Original actions in the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve boundary and water allocation disputes in the western part of the country; Real property claims arising under the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitutio