Elizabeth E. Howard is a partner at Dunn Carney, where her practice focuses on water law, environmental and natural resources law, and agricultural law. She represents clients in real estate and business transactions, in negotiations with state and federal administrative agencies, and in court and administrative proceedings at both the state and federal level. Elizabeth leads Dunn Carney’s Environmental Group and its Agricultural and Natural Resource Team. She is also a member of Dunn Carney’s Real Estate Group.
Elizabeth is a board member of the Western Resources Legal Center, is chair of the Agriculture Section of the Oregon State Bar, a member of the Environmental Section, speaks at organizational meetings, and helps other professionals learn about important natural resource and environmental issues through educational seminars. She is a member of a number of state and national agricultural organizations and is involved in her local church.
In 2008-2011, Elizabeth was selected for inclusion in Rising Stars in Environmental Law by Oregon Super Lawyers. In 2009, she was recognized in the Portland Business Journal as one of the most influential young business executives in the Portland Metro area in their Forty under 40 list. Elizabeth was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012 in the field of water law. She also received the 2011 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Luminary Award from Oregon State University.
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 2001
- Washington, 2011
- North Dakota, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon
- U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2001
- Oregon State University, B.S., Agriculture and Resource Economics; Minor, General Agriculture, 1998
Professional Associations
- Oregon State Bar: Agriculture Law Section; and Environmental and Natural Resources Section; and Real Estate and Land Use Section
- Multnomah Bar Association
- Western Resouces Legal Center, Board Member
Publications and Presentations
- Regular Contributor at DunnCarneyNaturalResourceUpdates.com
- Author, Oregon Adopts Rules Under Which Department of Environmental Quality Can Directly Regulate Agricultural Nonpoint Sources, Oregon Beef Producer, June 2011
- Presenter, DEQ’s Proposed Water Quality Regulation Policies and Rules for Agriculture, Dunn Carney Ag Summit, Jan. 2011
- Presenter, Oregon Water Law Conference, Defending Against Motions for Preliminary Injunction in NEPA and ESA Cases, Nov. 2010
- Presenter, Legal Update, Dunn Carney Ag Summit, Jan. 2010
- Presenter, Environmental Issues Related to Transactions, Dunn Carney/Aon Risk Services “How to Reduce Your Risk” seminar, November 2009
- Presenter, Washington Cattlemen’s Association’s Earth, Air, Fire & Water: Non-Point Sources and Water Quality Regulation Conference, Dec. 2008
- Presenter, Oregon Water Law Conference; S2739 New Federal Law, Nov. 2008
- Presenter, Baker Co. Stockgrowers Annual Meeting, Oct. 2008
- Presenter, Water Law: The Fort Vannoy Court Case and Other Current Issues, Dunn Carney Ag Summit, Oct. 2008
- Presenter, Society of Office and Industrial Realtors (SIOR) meeting on environmental topics including the Portland Harbor, 2007, 2008
- Presenter, Annual Meeting of Grant County Farm Bureau. Link to article in Blue Mountain Eagle
- Panelist, Wolves in Oregon CLE, Oregon State Bar Agriculture and Environmental/Natural Resources Section, September 2005
- Presenter, Wolves in Oregon, Silverton Rotary Club, February 2005
- Presenter, Water Law Basics in Oregon CLE, February 2003 and 2004
- Author, How Can You Protect Your Dairy from Legal Exposure in the Employee Termination Process? Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Newsletter, Spring 2003
- Presenter, Due Diligence on Wetlands and Environmental Contamination, Willamette Valley Commercial Realtors Association, November 2002 and Prudential Realtors, Salem Office, Spring 2002
- Author, Protecting Your Property & Livestock, Beef Producer, Spring 2002
- Author, Management of National Grasslands, North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 78, No.3, Spring 2002
- Co-author, The Impact of Comprehensive Land Use Regulation on Small and Emerging Businesses; Small and Emerging Business Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Spring 2001
