About Krista
As a leader and a lawyer, Krista McIntyre routinely asks, “how can I help?” Krista actively listens to clients and colleagues to identify others’ motivations and goals, then she summons the right resources to achieve the desired outcome. Krista is considered among the region’s leading environmental lawyers because she is responsive to clients, knows how government agencies work, and she gets results. Using her strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, Krista builds constructive working relationships with client and agency representatives at all levels of an organization to facilitate communication and complete projects.
Krista served as the practice group leader for the firm’s environment, natural resources, and land use practices from 2011 to 2020. She is a past member of Stoel Rives’ Executive and Compensation Committees. Krista leads cross office, cross discipline client teams to ensure excellent and efficient execution of client work.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Krista was an attorney/advisor at EPA and a special trial attorney at DOJ. These experiences make Krista an effective enforcement defense lawyer and allow her to share valuable insights with clients and colleagues about the agencies that write, interpret, and enforce environmental regulations.
“According to a source,
Krista McIntyre ‘is highly personable and a very, very good lawyer.’ Other interviewees add: ‘
She is very responsive to our needs and very easy to work with. She always tries to find ways to provide extra benefit to her clients.’ She is best known for her expertise in permitting and regulatory matters relating to the CAA, as well as for her prior experience working at EPA and the DOJ.”
- Chambers 2019
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