Overview

About Max

Max Yoklic is an associate in Stoel Rives’ Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources group.

Max joined Stoel Rives as a summer associate in 2018. During law school, Max served as a law clerk for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (2018), as a law clerk for the Special Litigation Unit of the Oregon Department of Justice (2017), and as a research assistant to Professor Michael Blumm of Lewis & Clark Law School (2017–2019). Prior to law school, Max worked as a legal intern for the Office of Space and Advanced Technology of the U.S. Department of State (2016) and as a consultant in the solar energy industry (2014).

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Honors

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

Moe Tonkon and Frederick Torp Merit Scholar (scholarship recipient), Lewis & Clark Law School
Dean’s Scholar (scholarship recipient), Lewis & Clark Law School

Civic Activities

Board Member, Metropolitan Youth Symphony, 2019–present
Volunteer, Our Children’s Trust, 2018 – 2019
Founder, President, Student Philanthropy Council, 2018–2019
Volunteer, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, 2016–2017
Board Member, Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson, 2015–2016

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Insights & Presentations

“Federal Agencies Signal Changes to CBD Regulation and Enforcement,” Oregon Business Lawyer (Sept. 2020)
“Trump’s Attempt to Bring Sanity to a Torturous Environmental Review and Permitting Process” (co-author), POWER magazine, March 1, 2020
“Elliot Forest Not for Sale: Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of ORS 530.450,” Yoklic, Max, and Maag, Kirk, 41(6) Oregon Real Estate and Land Use Digest 1 (2019)
“The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act at 50: Overlooked Watershed Protection,” Yoklic, Max, and Blumm, Michael C., 9 Mich. J. Envtl. & Admin. L. 1 (2019) (available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3318533)

Related News & Publications

EPA’s COVID-19 Policy Offers Temporary Relief and Enforcement Discretion - 4/20/2020

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Announces Coding for NPDES Noncompliance Reports - 4/7/2020

PHMSA Issues Guidance on Enforcement During COVID-19 Outbreak - 3/24/2020

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Announces Intention to Exercise Enforcement Discretion During COVID-19 Outbreak - 3/19/2020

Beth Ginsberg and Max Yoklic Look at Changes Proposed by the Trump Administration to the National Environmental Policy Act - 3/4/2020

National Environmental Policy Act Alert: CEQ Proposes Rulemaking to Facilitate Infrastructure Development by Radically Overhauling NEPA Regulations - 1/9/2020

Elliott Forest Not for Sale: Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of ORS 530.450 - 12/30/2019

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