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–present
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

“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

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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