Experience
Eric Martin is an associate practicing in the Resources, Development, and Environment practice group. He focuses on land use, permitting, natural resources, and development helping clients with industrial, commercial, institutional, and mixed-used projects in both urban and rural settings. Eric's experience includes counseling clients on issues involving the National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, and various state natural resource and land use laws. He also has experience forming limited liability companies for natural resource development purposes and has assisted in the permitting of energy facilities under both local and state siting processes.
Eric was a summer associate at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland (2007) and a summer law clerk at the Youth Law Center in San Francisco (2006). Prior to law school, Eric taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer in Targu Ocna, Romania (2003-2005) and worked at Historic Boston Incorporated, a historic preservation revolving fund and advocacy organization in Boston (2002-2003).
Representative Work
- Represented mobile home park residents before city planning commission and in negotiations with property owner regarding park's proposed closure.
Professional Activities
- Member, Real Estate and Land Use Section, Oregon State Bar Association
- Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, Oregon State Bar Association
Civic Activities
- City Club of Portland
- Member, Columbia River Peace Corps Association
Publications
- "Siting and Permitting Wind Projects" chapter in The Law of Wind, co author (2009).
- "Siting and Permitting Challenges," coauthor, for Renewable Energy in the Pacific Northwest seminar (2007).
- "Liberalization and Cravathism: How Liberalization Led to the Reorganization of the Legal Profession in Germany and Japan," 43 Stanford Journal of International Law 169, 2007.
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 2008
Associate Managing Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review
- University of Vermont, M.S., 2003, historic preservation
- Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., 2000, summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
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