Areas of Practice
- Climate Change
- Strategic Advice & Policy Development
- Energy Technologies
- Renewable Energy
- Environment
- Chemical & Waste Regulation
- Compliance, Audits & Enforcement
- Electronic Waste
- Endangered Species Act
- Litigation & Appellate Review
- Policy Development & Strategy
- Project Development & Permitting
- Water Regulation
- Hydropower
- Indian Law
- Alaska Native Law
- Resource Development & Rights of Way
- Litigation
- Public Lands & Natural Resources
- Endangered Species Act
- Fisheries Regulation & Transactions
- Project Development & Permitting
- Water Resources
Industries
Education
- J.D., with honors, University of Washington School of Law, 2006 (Articles Editor, Washington Law Review)
- M.E.M., Duke University, 2000
- B.S., Davidson College, 1996
Bar and Court Admissions
- Washington
For This Professional
Tyson C. Kade
Associate
719 Second Avenue Suite 1150
Seattle WA 98104
TEL: 206.829.1808
FAX: 206.623.4986
tck@vnf.com
Tyson Kade’s practice focuses on energy, environmental, and natural resources matters, with a special emphasis on Endangered Species Act, climate change, electronic and hazardous waste, fisheries, and FERC relicensing issues.
Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Mr. Kade served as a judicial intern for The Honorable James L. Robart in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He researched and drafted orders and bench memoranda and prepared proposed rulings on motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. Mr. Kade was also a law clerk with the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. In this position, he provided research and drafted memoranda in support of litigation arising under several environmental statutes.
Mr. Kade was also a student advocate for the University of Washington’s Berman Environmental Law Clinic. Here, he gained litigation experience and significant exposure to Endangered Species Act and Superfund issues. Also, Mr. Kade has worked on water allocation issues in the Columbia River Basin.
Prior to law school, Mr. Kade served as a fisheries management specialist with the National Marine Fisheries Service. In this position, he gained experience drafting environmental impact statements and fisheries regulations, as well as assisting with Endangered Species Act section 7 consultations.
Government Service
- Judicial Intern, Hon. James L. Robart, Western District of Washington, Summer 2005
- Law Clerk, Environment & Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Summer 2004
- Fisheries Management Specialist, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2000-2003
Publications
William H. Rodgers, Jr. et al., The Exxon Valdez Reopener: Natural Resources Damage Settlements and Roads Not Taken, 22 ALASKA L. REV. 135 (2005).
Tyson Kade, The Natural and Social Science Implications of the Migration of Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus, Off North Carolina (2000) (unpublished M.E.M. thesis).
Chad Richardson, Tyson Kade & David Blauch, Characterization of Montmorillonite Colloids Containing a Clay-Adsorbed Bipolar Poly(pyridyl)osmium(II) Complex, 1995 CHEM. COMM. 1821-1823.