Andrew M. VanderJack

Andrew VanderJack's practice focuses on environmental and natural resource law and policy. Clients benefit from the legal knowledge and perspective Mr. VanderJack has gained through employment within the executive and legislative branches of the Federal government, as well as his experience working in the nation’s parklands, forests, and Bureau of Land Management lands.

Professional Background

During law school, Mr. VanderJack served as the Legal Intern to the General Counsel for the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). At CEQ, Mr. VanderJack worked on diverse issues of federal environmental policy, including the federal relicensing of hydroelectric facilities, application of the National Environmental Policy Act to the construction of new nuclear power plants, and the role of multiple federal agencies in preventing the import of illegally-harvested timber into the United States. Mr. VanderJack also worked as a Legal Intern in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Earlier in his career, Mr. VanderJack covered such areas as federal timber policy, regulation of fisheries, and the impact of federal programs on the Alaska Native community as a staff member to Senator Ted Stevens.

Mr. VanderJack’s background also includes experience as a deckhand on a seine-net fishing boat, as a wildland firefighter, and as a naturalist and kayak guide in Alaska, where he grew up.

Government Service

Legal Intern to the General Counsel, President's Council on Environmental Quality, 2006-2007

Legal Intern, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2006

Legislative Correspondent, Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), U.S. Senate, 2001-2003

News

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