About Schroeder Law Offices

Thirty years ago Laura Schroeder farmed  potatoes, onions, sugar beets and small vegetable seeds with her husband on  a three generation irrigated family farm in Nyssa, Oregon, learning first-hand how water governs our lives.

The first child of the West’s prominent natural resource lawyer William (Bill) Schroeder, she determined to use her skills to defend water rights and make a difference in the endless quest for clean and plentiful water for  food, fiber and consumers. She started law school at the age of 32  joining her brothers John and Alan and sister Katherine in the law profession in 1987.

In the 23 years since joining the bars of Oregon, then Idaho, Nevada and Washington, Laura Schroeder and her firm have served over 500 farmers, ranchers, individuals and municipalities, establishing and defending water  quantity and quality . A few of her many clients share their stories in a dedicated section of this web site.

International Scope

Laura Schroeder has recently accepted an assignment with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (United Nations) to help an Irrigation and Drainage Policy in the Republic of Armenia as explained in this article. Ms. Schroeder earlier succeeded in work with USAID (U.S. State Department) to assist the Republic of Armenia in drafting and adopting a modern water code after traveling more than five times to Yerevan, Armenia. While there, the Internet has provided effective access to documents and email as well as telephonic communications so that she can easily maintain contact with colleagues and clients at home.

Some Notes About Water