Associate

Biography

Alex practices primarily in the areas of environmental and insurance coverage law and litigation.  He has represented a variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses, and insurance companies before both State and Federal Courts in Oregon and Louisiana.  He also has unique experience with respect to climate change litigation and the developing field of climate change law, as both a litigator and lecturer. While attending law school, Alex clerked with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, where he developed an understanding of federal environmental law, including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and various pollution control statutes such as the Clean Air and Water Acts, RCRA, and CERCLA.

Alex enjoys playing rugby, hiking, cooking, and spending time with his family.  He plays the double bass, the piano, and the bass guitar.

 

Prior Legal Experience

Lehner & Rodrigues, P.C., Portland, Oregon (2008-2010); F. Gerald Maples, P.A., New Orleans, Louisiana (2006-2008).

 

Professional Associations and Admissions

Oregon State Bar Association

Louisiana State Bar Association (inactive)

 

Education

J.D. with Environmental Law Certificate, 2006, Tulane Law School, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Haber J. McCarthy Environmental Law Award.

B.A. in Environmental Studies and Politics, 2003, Whitman College, Cum Laude.

 

Publications

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: The Natural Capital Approach to Forest Service Reform, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 683 (2005).

Splitting the Regulatory Baby, the Fifth Circuit’s Labor-esque Solution to Mirant’s Bankruptcy-FERC Dilemma, 79 Tul. L. Rev. 1585 (2005).