Jason T. Morgan
Experience
Jason Morgan is a partner in the Environment, Land Use and Natural Resources group
as well as the Appellate Law group. Jason's practice focuses on environmental, natural
resources, fisheries and wildlife law, and he represents clients in all stages of
litigation in state and federal courts. Jason has extensive litigation experience
involving the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Jason has also worked with public
and private entities on a variety of regulatory issues involving the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the ESA and the CWA.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Jason was a judicial extern for the Honorable Edward F.
Shea, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (2004).
Representative Litigation
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Sturgeon v. Frost (U.S. Supreme Court): represented industry alliance as amici
Partner
Seattle, WA
(206) 386-7527 direct
(206) 386-7500 fax
curiae in challenge to National Park Service authority to regulate non-federal
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lands within conservation system units.
jason.morgan@stoel.com
Alaska Miners Association, et al. v. U.S. EPA (D.C. Circuit): represented industry
Education
coalition of oil and gas and mining interests in challenge to EPA regulations under
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Law, J.D., 2006, high honors
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority v. Salazar (U.S. Supreme Court):
Order of the Coif
Executive notes and comments editor,
represented National Hydropower Association, Northwest Hydroelectric
Washington Law Review, 2005-2006
Editor, Washington Law Review, 2004-
Association, and Northwest RiverPartners as amici curiae in support of petition
for certiorari case filed under the ESA.
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Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (U.S. Supreme Court): co-
2005
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counsel representing timber industry in defense of CWA citizen suit regarding
forest roads.
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amici curiae in ESA challenge to Canada lynx critical habitat rule.
Idaho Rivers United v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (W.D. Wash.): represented
intervenor-defendant Inland Port and Navigation Group in defense of preliminary
injunction under the CWA and NEPA.
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Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon (Ninth Circuit): secured dismissal
against plaintiffs on standing grounds on behalf of the Western States Petroleum
Association in a citizen suit under the CAA regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
Central Washington University, M.F.A.,
2001, honors
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University of Washington, B.A., 1996,
cum laude
Wildearth Guardians v. U.S. Department of the Interior (D. Mont.): represented
American Petroleum Institute and Washington State Snowmobile Association as
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University of Washington School of
the CAA governing commercial and solid waste incinerators.
Admissions
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Washington
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U.S. District Court for the Western and
Eastern Districts of Washington
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
and Tenth Circuits
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jason T. Morgan
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National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service (D. OR.): represented Northwest RiverPartners as intervenordefendants in ongoing ESA and CWA challenges to the operation of the Federal Columbia River Hydropower System.
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Vanek v. State of Alaska (Alaska Sup. Ct.): secured preliminary injunction against enforcement of State of Alaska fishing
restrictions for commercial fishers and the United Cook Inlet Drift Association.
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Shell Oil Company v. Greenpeace (D. Alaska and Ninth Circuit): defended preliminary injunction on appeal prohibiting
environmental activists from interfering with arctic exploration activities.
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The Wilderness Society v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Ninth Circuit): represented amicus curiae Alaska Oil and Gas
Association in support of rehearing en banc regarding scope of intervention under NEPA.
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Washington and Wyoming State Snowmobile Associations v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (D. Wyo.): successful challenge on
behalf of associations to the Canadian lynx ESA critical habitat designation in Washington State.
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Jones v. Rose (D. Oregon and Ninth Circuit): dismissal of all claims against the Port of Portland in a CWA citizen suit.
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United Farm Workers v. EPA (W.D. Wash. and Ninth Circuit): represented intervenor manufacturer and successfully opposed
challenge to pesticide reregistration.
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Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association v. State Department of Ecology (Wash. Sup. Ct. and Ct. App.): represented
intervenor Northwest River Partners and successfully defended against challenges to state water quality standards.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Vice Chair, Endangered Species Committee, ABA Section of Energy, Environment and Resources, 2012-2013
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Listed among Rising Stars (Environmental Litigation), Washington Super Lawyers®, 2010-2015
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Delta Theta Phi Founders Award, 2005
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Judge James J. Lawless Award, 2004
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Member, Washington State Bar Association
Presentations
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“Environmental Law and Construction in the Arctic,” 8th Annual Construction Law Conference, The Seminar Group, Anchorage,
Alaska, Nov. 2015
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“Emerging Legal & Regulatory Matters Impacting Northwest Hydro,” National Hydroelectric Association Annual Convention,
Portland, Oregon, Feb. 2015
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"Magnuson Act Update: Proposed Changes to the Act and New Developments," Fisheries and Hatcheries Conference, The Seminar
Group, Seattle, Washington, Sept. 2014
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"Update on Fish Consumption Litigation and Its Impact on the Rulemaking Process," Law Seminars International: Clean Water and
Stormwater, Seattle, Washington, May 2014
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"Magnuson Act Rules Challenge: Alaska Update," Fisheries and Hatcheries Conference, The Seminar Group, Seattle, Washington,
Sept. 2013
Jason T. Morgan
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"Recent Supreme Court Decisions on the CWA: Decker v. NEDC and Los Angeles Flood Control District v. NRDC," Law Seminars
International, Seattle, Washington, 2013
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"Endangered Species Act – Impacts on Alaska: Addressing Current and Potential Future Impacts on Offshore Oil and Gas
Development," Law Seminars International, Anchorage, Alaska, 2013
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"Updates to the Salmon Fishery Management Plans Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act," The
Seminar Group, Seattle, Washington, 2012
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"Storm Water Update," Water in Alaska: The Changing Environment of Permitting and Enforcement, The Seminar Group,
Anchorage, Alaska, 2011, 2012
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"Legal and Regulatory Framework/New Developments," and "Magnuson Act Amendments," Fisheries & Hatcheries - Legal and
Regulatory Frameworks, The Seminar Group, Portland, Oregon, 2011
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"Update on Climate Change as a Driving Force in ESA Listing Decisions," Endangered Species Act - Impacts on Alaska, Law
Seminars International, Anchorage, Alaska, 2011
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"Columbia River Update," Changes Affecting Hydropower Projects, The Seminar Group, Seattle, Washington, 2008, 2009
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"Defending Clean Water Act Citizen Suits," Clean Water and Stormwater Conference, Law Seminar, Seattle, Washington 2008
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"Land Use Appeals When the Decision Maker Is Not a Local Government," Land Use in Washington, Law Seminars International,
Seattle, Washington, 2008
Publications
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"Civil Judicial Enforcement" (coauthor), The Clean Water Act Handbook, 3rd ed., 2011
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"Four Recent Critical Habitat Designations Highlight Continuing Dispute over Economic Impacts" (coauthor), Environmental &
Land Use Law Newsletter, Dec. 2010
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"Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Major Revision to Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation" (coauthor), ABA Endangered Species
Committee Newsletter, 2010
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"The Pro Se Dilemma: Washington Courts and Vexatious Pro Se Litigation" (coauthor), Washington State Bar News, 2009
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"Polar Bear Listing Moves Quickly to Litigation," ABA Endangered Species Committee Newsletter, 2008
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"Proposal to List Polar Bear as Threatened Nears Completion," ABA Endangered Species Committee Newsletter, 2007
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"Washington's Municipal Water Rights Bill of 2003: Providing 'Certainty and Flexibility' or Violating the Separation of Powers
Doctrine?" 80 Washington Law Review 705, 2005