Distinguished Graduates

Thousands of graduates of Lewis & Clark Law School are practicing in the environmental, natural resources, and energy law fields around the world. Among them are mediators, law professors, corporate counsel, nonprofit litigators, and government officials. A number of graduates have developed innovative non-traditional environmental careers, using their law degrees in policy work.

The law school annually awards two or three of its many outstanding alumni for the Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate award, which recognizes significant contributions to the environmental and natural resources law field.

2024

Jane Steadman - JD ’09

Sarah Jensen - JD ’03

Coby Dolan - JD ’99

David Cummings - LLM ’95

2023

Gregory Adams ’06

Leah Feldon ’04

Mark Riskedahl 

Prakash Sharma LLM ’99

2022

Kathryn Kempton LLM

Joseph Durham ’90

Sabrina Venskus

2021

Kevin Minoli ’00

Mac Lacy ’01

Maura Sullivan ’07

Thane Tienson ’77 in memoriam

Melissa Lewis LLM ’08

2020

Brad Grenham ’95

Tanya Sanerib ’02

Lara Skidmore ’93 in memoriam

2018

Ellen (Hawes) Grover ’98

Jonathan Lovvorn LLM ’01

Liz Crosson ’08

2017

Carl Bruch ’96

Sarah Kamman Link LLM ’04

Brett VandenHeuvel ’05

2016

Jeff Litwak ’97

Gloria Smith ’97

Eric Fjelstad ’94

2015

Karla Raettig ’97

Marco Gonzalez ’97

Kenneth Schefski ’99

2014

Alan Merkle ’82

Kristen Fletcher ’98

Grant Cope ’98

2013

Janice Schneider ’92

Cliff Villa ’93

Chuck Bonham ’00

2012

Barb Craig ’87

Jim Grijalva ’89

Erik Lemelson ’92.

2011

Janis Searle Jones ’95

Reuben Plantico ’78

Gary Meyers ’82

2010

Phil Schilliro ’81

Dennis Treacy ’83

Governor Kate Brown

2009

Paul Horwitz ’82

Kathleen Trever ’93

Nicole Cordan ’95

2008

George Jugovic ’83

David Mann ’91

Stephanie Parent ’92

2007

Chuck D. Barlow LLM ’92

Robin Kundis Craig ’96

James B. Martin ’81

2006

David Blount ’80

Maggie Fox ’82

Jan McDonald LLM ’82

2005

Steve Doherty ’84

Jerry Fish ’82

Arlene Kwasniak LLM ’92

2004

Rob Lothrop ’81

Takamichi Sekine, LLM ’91

John Shurts ’83

2003

Karl Anuta ’85

Karen Russell ’90

Craig Trueblood ’85

2002

Nina Bell ’91

Daniel H. Cole ’86

 2001

Bowen Blair, Jr., ’80:

John C. Platt ’73

2000

Jeff Fereday ’80

Peter Monson ’82

1999

Judith Johansen ’83

David Slade ’81

 1998

Elaine Hallmark ’76

Steve Kallick ’83

1997

Richard D. Bach ’66

Heidi Hughes Bumpers ’81

1996

Michael Mantell ’77

Anne Squier ’83

1995

Thomas C. Jensen ’83

Margaret Kirkpatrick ’82