Kelly F. Moser

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 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); 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.

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

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; Various Positions, 1997 - 2001

Clerkships

• Hon. William Benson Bryant, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2004 - 2005