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Lara B. Fowler

Sr. Associate
lfowler@gth-law.com
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Phone: 206.676.7586
 Fax: 206.676.7575

One Union Square
600 University, Suite 2100
Seattle, Washington 98101

Primary Areas of Practice

Environmental, Natural Resource, and Water Law; Transportation Issues; Alternative Dispute Resolution and Facilitation; Government Relations; Water Quality

Education

Harvard Program on Negotiation, 2006

J.D., University of Washington School of Law (Honors), 2004

B.A., Asian Studies, Dartmouth College
Honors for Senior Fellowship Project on Indian Water Rights, 1996.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

American Bar Association
Dispute Resolution & Natural Resources Section, Energy & Environmental Law Section

Washington State Bar Association
Member, Environmental Law Section
Member, Indian Law section
Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section

King County Bar Association

Professional History

  • Joined Firm, 2004
  • Intern for Judge Pechman, Spring 2004
  • Summer Associate for GTH, 2003
  • Intern for US DOJ, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Summer 2002
  • Senior Water Resources Liaison, Oregon Water Resources Department, 1997-2001
  • Water Policy Analyst, Oregon Water Resources Congress, 1997

Representative Cases/Transactions

Ms. Fowler is currently helping facilitate multi party processes involving regional transportation issues in Puget Sound and groundwater storage questions in the Los Angeles area. She also represents water suppliers in Clean Water Act cases.

Community Activities

  • Washington Water Trust Board of Directors, 2005-present
  • William Dwyer Inn of Court participant and Executive Committee member, 2005-present
  • Mediator and Case Convener for UW School of Law Mediation Clinic, 2002-2004
  • Tryon Creek Watershed Council, 1998-2000

Honors, Publications & Presentations

  • Executive Comments Editor, PACIFIC RIM LAW & POLICY JOURNAL, 2003-2004
  • Author, From Statutory Fix to Regulatory Mix: Japan’s New Environmental Law, PAC. RIM LAW & POLICY JOURNAL, 2003
  • Co-author, Mitigating the Effects of Groundwater Development on Streamflow in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon, EOS, Fall Meeting Compendium, 2000