Renewable Energy

The renewable energy sector faces unique legal challenges, many of which are matters of first impression. Navigating the patchwork of sometimes conflicting tribal, federal, and state laws can be challenging. Native Law PLLC advises, represents, and counsels renewable energy developers in Indian law, environmental, and related matters.

Native Law is a tribal-member-owned, woman-owned law firm in Bellingham, Washington, and serving clients nationwide. Founding attorney Diana Bob is an enrolled member of the Lummi Nation who has dedicated her career to representing tribes, tribal governments, and tribally-owned businesses in Indian Country. Native Law also works with non-tribally owned renewable energy developers, with a particular emphasis on projects that involve tribal interests as she helps clients navigate the intersection of these two complex areas of the law.

Ms. Bob is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards. She has earned a reputation for fair dealing and creative problem-solving as she helps her clients overcome the legal challenges they may face.

Guiding Clients on Renewable Development

Native Law works with clients in the renewable energy sector in project development, transactions, regulations, and compliance, particularly in situations where renewable energy developers work with tribal governments and other tribal interests. She also works with tribes who are utility scale developers. Her work in renewable energy encompasses tribal, federal, and state regulatory and compliance matters.

Native Law PLLC helps clients:

• Navigate Land Use and Property Rights. Renewable energy projects often require large tracts of land, and land use negotiations may involve easements, federal rights of way, and other property access agreements.
• Comply with Environmental Laws. Renewable energy projects must comply with tribal, federal, and state environmental laws.

Native Law is dedicated to helping clients by providing innovative legal solutions in the renewable energy sector. Ms. Bob has a deep understanding of Indian law and environmental law and helps clients by ensuring compliance, minimizing risk, and developing collaborative relationships. Native Law can support project assessment and development in projects involving wind, solar, hydro, biomass, ocean and hydrokinetic energy, geothermal, and other technologies.

Creative Legal Solutions

Ms. Bob established Native Law in 2017 and represents tribes, municipalities, utilities, energy developers, and other businesses in environmental law and compliance matters nationwide, with a particular emphasis on how federal law applies to tribes and activities on tribal lands.

Known for her commitment to ethical practice and expertise in environmental law and compliance, Ms. Bob offers knowledgeable, straightforward advice and principled, pragmatic advocacy.