Kyle M. Murphy
ATTORNEY
Seattle
Direct Line: (206) 292-2607
[email protected]
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Attorney with CASCADIA LAW GROUP PLLC (Seattle, Washington). Kyle advises municipal governments, private companies, and nonprofits in several areas of environmental law, including climate and environmental policies, water resources, treaty rights, cleanup, and the Endangered Species Act.
Professional Experience
Advise clients on emerging issues in climate change law, including compliance with and opportunities under Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act, Clean Fuel Standard, and clean energy project siting and permitting policies.
Advise clients with hydroelectric projects on water resource issues include Clean Water Act 401 certifications, water quality compliance, and Endangered Species Act Compliance.
Advocate for clients in state and federal litigation concerning water resources, fisheries, and treaty rights.
Represent clients on matters related to hazardous waste contamination, including: complying with cleanup regulations, recovering from responsible parties, supporting contaminated property transactions and pursuing environmental insurance coverage.
Prior to joining Cascadia, Kyle served as a Wildlife Law Research Fellow to Professor Todd Wildermuth and served as a teaching assistant and guest lecturer for undergraduate courses in the University of Washington Law, Societies and Justice Program. Kyle also worked as a consultant and strategist for Clean and Prosperous America’s climate change campaigns in 2019-2020. From 2014-2019, Kyle served as Co-Director and then the Executive Director of Carbon Washington. There, he co-led the ballot initiative campaign for Initiative 732, to enact a price on carbon, and spearheaded the successful campaign to create the sustainable farms and fields carbon sequestration program. He has been heavily involved in several other legislative and initiative efforts concerning climate change, carbon sequestration, and transportation.
Education
J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2021 (High Honors; Order of the Coif; Environmental Law Concentration; Chief Articles Editor, Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy).
B.A., University of Washington, 2013 (Political Science).
Bar Admissions
Washington
