Water Law
Schroeder Law Offices, PC, emphasizes water law and water rights in the West and Northwest. While the bulk of the firm's practice is litigation, it also aids in transfers and obtaining water rights and in legislative matters.
Philosophy
The attorneys and staff of Schroeder Law Offices are dedicated to the preservation and advancement of our clients’ interests and the role they play in providing and effectively using water throughout the western United States. We are committed to providing effective, attentive and personal legal representation to each of our clients at reasonable cost. The firm is committed to effective use of technology providing attorneys with secure remote access to files and communication so that they can work effeciently while traveling to remote client locations anywhere in the world.
About the Firm
The firm consists of senior attorneys Laura A. Schroeder and Lynn Steyaert together with associates Cortney Duke, Colm Moore, Therese Ure and Wyatt Rolfe. In addition, we have three highly skilled paralegals. Administrator V. Scott Borison, Ph.D. heads a full support team with the assistance of Daryl Cole. The firm typically employs from one to three law clerks. The firm’s attorneys are licensed to practice before state and federal courts in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Nevada.
International Scope
Laura Schroeder has recently accepted an assignment to help develop a modern water code for the Republic of Armenia. She has traveled twice to Yerevan, Armenia, to work with a branch of the United States State Department and industry and government officials to improve water services in this former Soviet republic. 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 collegues and clients at home.
Some Notes About Water
All signs point to a growing water crisis that will only worsen in the coming decades. World population, now at 6 billion, is estimated to hit 9 billion by 2050. California will jump from today's 34 million to at least 50 million at the same time. The United Nations estimates that at our current usage rates, almost 3 billion people will face severe water shortages by 2025.
Fortune Magazine calls water the oil of the 21st century: "the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations." The Central Intelligence Agency says that by 2015, access to drinking water could be a major source of international conflict around the world.
Of the world's water supply, only 1 percent is usable for domestic purposes, (i.e., household and agriculture). The rest is either salt water or locked up in ice caps. |
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