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Mark
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Schneider
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Mark Schneider is a partner in the firm's Litigation and Environment & Natural Resource practices. In over twenty years of legal practice, he has focused on environmental, natural resources and land use counseling and litigation and general commercial litigation.
Mark's practice involves the full range of environmental and natural resource issues. He assists clients with permitting, compliance and regulatory matters under state and federal land use and environmental statutes, including the National and State Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA/SEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). He also represents clients in a wide variety of environmental litigation matters, including CERCLA and MTCA actions, natural resource damage claims, government enforcement actions, investigations and white collar defense, toxic tort, insurance recovery, and citizen suits. Additionally, he assists clients with due diligence investigations, audits, environmental management systems, environmental aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, strategies to address climate change issues, and greenhouse gas mitigation requirements.
Professional Recognition
- Listed in Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Environment and Natural Resources Lawyers, ” 2005 - 2007
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2006, 2009
- Listed in Lawdragon magazine as one of the "500 leading lawyers in the United States," 2006
- Listed in American Lawyer Media 2004 Litigation Report, "Best Lawyers in America: Business Litigation," 2004
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2001 - 2008
- Listed as a top lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions by Washington CEO/Avvo
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Leadership
Related Employment
- U.S. Department of Justice, Land and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, D.C., Trial Attorney, 1984 - 1987
Clerkships
- Hon. Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1983 - 1984
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- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1983
- Dartmouth College, B.A., cum laude, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
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