Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC)

The Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC) offers a litigation practicum to L&C law students with hands-on legal training on behalf of natural resource users.

WRLC attorneys with law students (L to R) Ben Beckman '25, Aaron Bruner '13, Nathan Newberry '25, and Derek Gauthier '18. WRLC attorneys with law students (L to R) Ben Beckman ’25, Aaron Bruner ’13, Nathan Newberry ’25, and Derek Gauthier ’18.

The Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC) offers a litigation practicum to L&C law students with hands-on legal training on behalf of natural resource users. This past year, students worked on a wide variety of projects, including a Supreme Court amicus brief, on the boundaries of executive authority under the Antiquities Act. Laura Kentnesse ’24 helped draft a Ninth Circuit brief addressing management of expanding populations of Tule elk on the Point Reyes National Seashore. At the AALA Agricultural Law Educational Symposium Amy Sisk ’25 presented a report on key legal trends affecting agriculture. Elliad Dagan ’24 participated in a mediation with WRLC clients regarding with property and water rights-related issues, including a matter before the Oregon Water Resources Department.

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