Alumni Accomplishments

Earthrise has over 500 alumni who we are incredibly proud of. While most of our alumni work in the environmental field, we have graduates in all types of legal (and some non-legal) roles all over the country. Below are some details about our alumni, feel free to contact us for more information.

Some of the many fields our alumni work in include environmental or natural Resources Law,  private law firm practice, non-environmental nonprofits, the US government, local government, state government, and the Judiciary (permanent positions).

Dozens of Nonprofits Employ Earthrise Alums, Including:

Advocates for the West 1000 Friends of Oregon American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Animal Welfare Institute Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment Audubon Society of Portland Center for Biological Diversity Columbia Riverkeeper Earthjustice Emerald Cities Collaborative Environmental Integrity Project Friends of the Earth Gifford Pinchot Task Force GreenBlue Hells Canyon Preservation Council Legal Aid Services of Oregon Michigan Environmental Council Multnomah Defenders National Wildlife Federation Northwest Environmental Defense Center Neighbors for Clean Air

Northern Alaska Environmental Center Ocean Conservancy Oregon Association of Conservation Districts Oregon Natural Desert Association Regional Marine Conservation Project Rising Tide Strategies Santa Monica Baykeeper Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition Sierra Club Siskiyou Land Trust Society for Conservation Biology Southern Utah Wilderness Association The Center for Food Safety The Freshwater Trust The Wilderness Society Trustees for Alaska Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper WaterWatch of Oregon Western Environmental Law Center Wild Salmon Center WildEarth Guardians Willamette Riverkeeper

 

Alumni work in US Government Positions at:                 State Government Positions at: 

Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Interior U.S. Department of Energy

Oregon Department of Justice Oregon Department of Environmental Quality California Department of Toxic Substances Control California Department of Water Resources California Environmental Protection Agency State of Alaska Public Defender Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Washington Department of Natural Resources

 

Local Government Positions at:

• City Attorney’s Office City of Portland, OR
• City of Milwaukee, Attorneys Office
• Community Development Director City of Newport, OR
• City of San Diego
• City of Vancouver
• King County, WA
• Metro, Oregon
• Multnomah County Attorney
• Port of Portland

Prominent Law Firms at:

• Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo PC
• Cable Huston LLP
• Dunn Carney LLP
• Karnopp Petersen LLP
• Perkins Coie LLP
• Smith and Lowney PLLC
• Stoel Rives LLP

Our alumni work all over the US, here are some common locations:

Portland California Oregon (outside of Portland) Washington DC area Alaska Washington Arizona Texas

Illinois Colorado Idaho North Carolina Wisconsin New York Georgia Michigan Minnesota

Alumni Spotlights

Kelly Cramer ’12

Senior Manager, GreenBlue

Charlottesville, VA

Lori Ann Burd ’09

Environmental Health Program Director, Staff Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity

Portland, OR

Right out of law school, I spent two and a half years as staff attorney and campaign manager at Bark. More recently I have been working for the National Wildlife Federation. I was initially hired on as the Tar Sands Litigation Fellow, but my position is now more of a contract attorney position and in addition to working on stopping tar sands oil development I also work on mountain top removal issues. I’m thrilled to be doing this work and feel very fortunate.

There’s no single moment of my time at Earthrise that sticks out. It was a great experience. I loved class time and getting exposure to discussions of legal strategy. I also really appreciated the time I spent with professor Dan Rohlf. He was so patient in explaining issues to me, and his careful editing made me a much better writer. I also learned a lot about interacting with clients and opposing counsel from watching how he approached interactions with them. But really, when I think about my time with Earthrise, I think about the late nights and long hours I spent getting up to speed on issues, doing research, and working on 60 day notices and complaints. I got to taste the feeling of doing exactly what I wanted to do, and use my newly acquired skills to protect endangered species and public lands. What a great feeling.

My experience at Earthrise was integral to every aspect of me getting to work in my chosen profession. Sure, I knew I really wanted to practice environmental law, but this field is incredibly competitive. The experience I gained at Earthrise made me employable. Dan Rohlf was and continues to be an amazing mentor. In short, I might have ended up in a gutter (or doing insurance defense) if it weren’t for Earthrise.

George Kimbrell ’04

Co-Executive Director and Legal Director, The Center For Food Safety

Portland, OR

After graduation I clerked for Hon. Ronald M. Gould, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle. Since finishing my clerkship I have worked as staff attorney, and now senior attorney, for the Center for Food Safety (CFS) in Washington, DC, and now in Portland. CFS is a national, nonprofit, membership organization founded in 1997 to protect human health and the environment by curbing the use of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. More information can be found at www.centerforfoodsafety.org. I focus on addressing the environmental impacts of industrial agriculture, including genetically engineered crops and foods, pesticides, factory farms, and aquaculture.

Peter Mac Lacy ’01

Senior Attorney, Oregon Natural Desert Association

Portland, Oregon

To this day, I’m extremely grateful for the several semesters and one summer I spent working for professor Stephanie Parent. She was an incredible mentor in law school and was instrumental in helping me get off to a great start as a practicing attorney after graduation.

On a lighter note, I will always remember the Mt. Hood walk/run challenge organized by Craig, Dan, and the other extreme athletes at Earthrise!