Biography

Gus is a well-rounded, creative, and energetic environmental lawyer.

He provides solutions-oriented legal representation on a range of issues to clients in many industries. His broad practice spans litigation, enforcement defense, and regulatory compliance counseling.

Gus advises clients on complex contaminated site cleanups, liability management, and litigation under CERCLA and similar state statutes, including MTCA. Gus is a co-chair of the firm’s CERCLA, Brownfields, and Subsurface Contamination practice group. He also participates in an advisory group for the Washington Department of Ecology in connection with amendments to the state contaminated site cleanup regulations.

Other elements of Gus’s practice include counseling clients facing multi-faceted enforcement and regulatory compliance issues under federal and state hazardous waste, water quality, air quality, and climate change laws, and he has experience in natural resource management matters.

Prior to law school, he worked as an environmental consultant in Seattle.

Education

  • Stanford University  (B.A., with Honors, 2005)
    • History
  • University of Michigan  (M.S., 2013)
  • University of Michigan  (J.D., magna cum laude, 2013)

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court – Western District of Washington
  • Washington Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations & Activities

  • American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
  • King County Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Section (Secretary, 2014-2016)
  • Washington State Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Law Section
  • Washington State Department of Ecology, Model Toxics Control Act Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group Member

Honors & Awards