About Merissa
Merissa Moeller is an experienced natural resources attorney, with particular skill advising on water resources and rural land use. Her near-decade of experience in this field encompasses a range of clients, including landowners, developers, businesses, local governments, and state natural resource agencies. Merissa’s prior work with an interstate land use planning commission and various courts has equipped her with a broad policy perspective, enabling her to provide strategic solutions to complex regulatory challenges.
In her water and natural resources practice, Merissa offers strategic counsel, regulatory compliance, administrative litigation, and permitting services to a diverse client base, including entities in the agribusiness, renewable energy, municipal water utility, irrigation, winery, and timber sectors. She is skilled in advising on issues related to water resource development, water rights, water quality, and compliance with fish and wildlife laws.
Merissa’s land use practice involves representing developers in negotiations and proceedings with local governments and at appellate court levels in Oregon and Idaho. Her work often focuses on helping rural developers, especially in the renewable energy sector, to successfully site projects on agricultural and forest land. Merissa’s cross-disciplinary expertise enables her to approach permitting and compliance challenges strategically and holistically.
During law school, Merissa worked on behalf of Oregon’s natural resource agencies with the Oregon Department of Justice and as a legal extern for the Columbia River Gorge Commission. Merissa also served as a judicial clerk at the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals for the Honorable Lynn Nakamoto and Honorable Roger DeHoog.
Professionally, Merissa has been recognized in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in America from 2021 to 2024 for her work in environmental and natural resources law. She is also active in various professional and civic organizations, reflecting her commitment to her field and community.
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