DEREK GAUTHIER

Derek graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School, with a Certificate in Natural Resources, Environmental, and Energy Law. He is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington.

After graduating Derek clerked in Nevada and then joined a litigation firm in Washington. Just before joining WRLC, he represented a Fortune 500 company at a CERCLA remediation site, including cost allocation, contribution risk management, and settlement negotiations with state and federal officials.

His practice focusses on water law, administrative law, and environmental and natural resources law.

Western Resources Legal Center

Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC) is an independent 501(c)(3) legal education organization affiliated with the Lewis and Clark Law School. WRLC is currently the nation’s only hands-on legal training program specializing in legal education advocacy on behalf of natural resource users located throughout the United States.

WRLC provides training to the law students of the national ranked (#2 U.S. News and World Report) WRLC also serves the natural resources industries in policy and legal work, not only in the West, but nationwide. WRLC trained students and law graduates have been placed in externships and with public and private employers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Texas, and Washington DC.