Craig Trueblood led the firm’s Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice from 2004 through 2012. He practices exclusively in environmental, land use, real estate and natural resource law and litigation, focusing on air quality, water quality, Superfund, natural resources restoration, NEPA/SEPA, and siting complex facilities such as incinerators, wastewater treatment plants, landfills, marine terminals, telecommunication facilities, and mixed-use developments. He provides counsel to a wide range of public and private clients with interests in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. These clients include BNSF Railway Company, Pacific Crossing, Inc., Dell, City of Bothell, Vigor Industrial, City of Spokane, two American multinational corporation and technology companies, an American independent investment management company, and a Belgian multinational chemical company. Craig represented a coalition of Washington and Oregon cities, counties, and private companies before the US Supreme Court in City of Chicago v. EDF regarding regulatory designation of municipal incinerator ash as “hazardous waste.”
Craig served as the firm’s managing partner for the Spokane office until he relocated to Seattle with his family in 1999. He was an adjunct professor of environmental law at Gonzaga University School of Law from 1995-1998. His employment before joining K&L Gates included the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, Natural Resources Section (1985-1988); the Office of the General Counsel, Bonneville Power Administration (1984-1985); and executive director for the Northwest Environmental Defense Center (1983-1985). In 2003, Craig was recognized by Lewis & Clark Law School as a Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate. He is also ranked as a top environmental lawyer by Chambers USA and listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007.
