Elizabeth E. Howard, Partner

Through practical experience, Elizabeth has developed a practice focused on water law, environmental and natural resources law, agricultural law and real estate and land use matters.  She regularly represents her clients in federal and state courts, in negotiations with administrative agencies, and in administrative proceedings at the county, state and federal level. 

Prior to obtaining a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College, Elizabeth graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Oregon State University.  Her degree from Oregon State University and her experience growing up as the daughter of a small business owner gives Elizabeth a clear appreciation for the economics of addressing legal problems in the current economy.  She approaches each case with an eye towards effectively achieving her client's goals while maintaining a high degree of sensitivity towards the costs incurred to do so.
 
Elizabeth was admitted to the Oregon Bar in 2001, and to the North Dakota Bar in 2002.  She is admitted to practice in the federal U.S. District Court of Oregon, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.  
 
Elizabeth is very involved in the community.  She serves as an Attorney-Advisor to the Western Resources Legal Clinic, is secretary of the Agriculture Section of the Oregon State Bar, is a guest speaker at Oregon State University classes, speaks at community and agriculture organizational meetings, and helps other legal professionals learn about important natural resource issues through continuing legal education seminars.  She is also involved in the Oregon Women in Agriculture, the Multnomah County Bar, and is a leader in her local church.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 2001
• North Dakota, 2002
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
• Ninth District Court of Appeals
• Eighth District Court of Appeals

Education:

• Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon, 2001,  J.D.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
• Oregon State University, 1998
  B.S. Agriculture & Resource Economics, General Agriculture Minor

Publications and Presentations:

• Presenter, Annual Meeting of Grant County Farm Bureau. Link to article in Blue Mountain Eagle
• Panelist, Wolves in Oregon CLE, Oregon State Bar Agriculture & Environmental/Natural Resources Section, Sept. 2005
• Presenter, Wolves in Oregon, Silverton Rotary Club, Feb. 2005
• Presenter, Water Law Basics in Oregon CLE, Feb. 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, Nov. 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
  

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar, Chair-Elect of the Agriculture Law Section and Member of Environmental & Natural Resources Section and Real Estate and Land Use Section
• Multnomah Bar Association
• North Dakota Bar Association