About Sarah
Sarah Stauffer Curtiss helps clients navigate complex permitting processes, understand and comply with environmental and land use laws, and develop creative compliance solutions that enhance business opportunities. On Oregon land use matters, Sarah specializes in permitting complex projects on farm- and forest-zoned lands. She has worked with city and county planning departments throughout Oregon, and regularly represents clients before local governing bodies and the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
She also represents energy and utility clients on permitting and compliance matters related to project development, expansion, and amendment through the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC).
Her federal environmental expertise covers a myriad of environmental laws, with an emphasis on protected species issues under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), as well as federal environmental review issues under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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Sarah Stauffer Curtiss is well regarded in a variety of zoning and land use issues, including in the mining and energy sectors.
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Sarah is one of the best attorneys I have had the pleasure to work with. She consistently delivers the highest quality service and products within tight project timelines.’ ‘
Sarah is an outstanding legal resource for our permitting teams.’”
—Chambers 2022
Licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington, Sarah is a former Chair of the Real Estate and Land Use Section of the Oregon State Bar. She prides herself in helping clients develop innovative solutions to problems and on working collaboratively with clients, consultants, and agency staff.
During law school, Sarah served as an environmental law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland (2006–2007) and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Robert E. Jones, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (2006). Before attending law school, Sarah was a seventh-grade English teacher with Teach for America in Houston, Texas (2001–2004).
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