Michael Mayer

Michael Mayer

Adjunct Professor

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Climate Change

EDUCATION

  • B.A., Southern Methodist University, December 1992
  • J.D., with Honors, University of Texas School of Law, May 1996

Biography

Michael Mayer is a long-time environmental lawyer. He has spent most of his career with the public interest law firm Earthjustice and has worked in the Northwest and Alaska regional offices as well as its Oceans Program. His work in the Northwest has focused on protecting struggling salmon runs, including populations impacted by the Lower Snake River dams. Michael also spent a number of years with the Washington Environmental Council (now Washington Conservation Action) and was a Fellow with the Sightline Institute, writing about legal issues related to climate change.

Publications

Osborn, Rachael and Mayer, Michael (2020) "When Water Isn't Wet: The Evolution of Water Right Mitigation in Washington State," Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=sjteil

CLEs:

The Public Trust Doctrine, CELP's 8th Annual Winter CLE (Dec. 6, 2018)

Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest, On the Edge of the World-Navigating Environmental and Legal Challenges on the Washington Coast (Sept. 28, 2018).

Activity

Media Mentions:

ABA Journal, Lawyers are unleashing a flurry of lawsuits to step up the fight against climate change, (Nov. 1, 2019), http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lawyers-are-unleashing-a-flurry-of-lawsuits-to-step-up-the-fight-against-climate-change

Sierra Magazine, Chief Justice Roberts Tosses Landmark Climate Lawsuit Into Limbo (Oct. 25, 2018), https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/chief-justice-roberts-tosses-landmark-climate-lawsuit-limbo