Environmental regulations are complicated and nuanced, and compliance can be challenging, especially when tribal, federal, and state requirements apply and may conflict.

Native Law PLLC represents clients across a range of environmental legal and compliance issues. Led by founding attorney Diana Bob, Native Law is a tribal-member-owned, woman-owned law firm located in Bellingham, Washington that serves clients nationwide.

Areas of Practice

Native Law represents tribes, municipalities, utilities, energy developers, and other businesses in environmental regulatory and compliance matters, with a particular emphasis on helping clients navigate federal law as it applies to tribes, tribal lands, and natural resources.

Key areas of experience include:

  • Regulatory Compliance. Advising clients on compliance with tribal, federal, and state environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Protection Act (NHPA), the Clean Water Act, and other federal environmental laws, particularly as they apply on Indian lands.
  • Permitting and Licensing. Supporting clients to obtain the necessary environmental permits under applicable federal environmental laws.
  • CERCLA/Natural Resources Damage Assessments. Representing tribes on Natural Resource Trustee Councils in the NRDA process for injury assessment, restoration planning and restoration.
  • Environmental Policy and Advocacy. Advising, representing, and providing strategic guidance to businesses, tribes, and advocacy groups who work with government agencies to help shape environmental regulations and policies.
  • Litigation. Representing clients in tribal and federal jurisdictions on matters concerning environmental and federal Indian law.

Ms. Bob is also regularly called upon to interpret and advise clients on the Clean Water Act, the impact of water quality laws on tribal interests, and to represent tribal interests in the rulemaking process for tribal water quality standards.

How Native Law PLLC Can Help

Diana Bob has comprehensive understanding of federal and state environmental laws and how they affect tribal interests. She regularly counsels tribal governments and tribal-member-owned businesses, as well as municipalities, utilities, energy developers, and other businesses that do business in Indian Country.

Known for her commitment to ethical practice and her knowledge of environmental laws, Ms. Bob offers knowledgeable, straightforward advice and principled, pragmatic advocacy.