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Kelly
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Moser
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Kelly Moser is an associate in the firm's Environment, Energy & Resources group. Kelly focuses her practice on environmental and natural resources counseling and litigation. She assists clients with compliance and regulatory matters under state and federal land use and environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act (CWA); the Clean Air Act (CAA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); and the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA). She also represents clients in a variety of environmental litigation matters, including CERCLA and MTCA actions, natural resource damage claims, and government enforcement actions. Kelly's practice also focuses on energy project development and facility siting. She has assisted clients in the development of energy facilities, including wind power projects and natural gas power plants.
As a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Kelly represented the United States in its trust capacity for Indian tribes in suits establishing water rights in the Klamath River Basin, establishing and protecting hunting and fishing rights, and establishing reservation boundaries.
Professional Recognition
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Rising Stars of Washington Law,” 2010 - 2012
- Recipient of Perkins Coie's Pro Bono Award, 2010
Professional Leadership
- Perkins Coie Hiring Committee, Member
- Lambda Legal, National Leadership Council
Related Employment
U. S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C., Trial Attorney, Attorney General's Honors Program, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 2005 - 2006 Institute for Public Representation, Environmental Law Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center, 2004 Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., Legal Intern, 2003 Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2003 U. S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk, 2002 The Nature Conservancy, Sun Valley, ID; Atlanta, GA, 1997 - 2001
Clerkships
- Hon. William Benson Bryant, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2004 - 2005
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- Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2004
Senior Editor, The Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
- Wake Forest University, B.A., Psychology
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
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