Jaycee L. Dean

Jaycee Dean advocates for her clients using a detail-oriented approach to help them navigate complex environmental issues. She counsels them on various federal and state natural resources issues related to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), water quality, and environmental defense.

While attending law school, Jaycee interned at a prominent Sacramento lobbying firm where she learned the creative skills needed for client advocacy, which carry over into the multifaceted problem-solving world of regulatory compliance and environmental litigation.

Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., Certificate in Capital Lawyering, 2021, with great distinction; Dean’s Honor List; Witkin Award in Constitutional Law; Order of the Barristers

University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., Political Science, 2016

Admissions

California

Insights & Presentations

• “Waters of the United States Redefined—EPA and the Corps Issue Conforming WOTUS Rule in Wake of the Sackett Decision Narrowing the ‘Reach’ of the Clean Water Act,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, October 2023
• “SCOTUS Limits WOTUS: Jurisdictional Waters and Wetlands Under the Clean Water Act Must be Relatively Permanent, Standing, or Continuously Flowing Bodies of Water, Environmental,” Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, June 2023
• “EPA Proposes First-Ever Enforceable Nationwide Primary Drinking Water Standards for PFAS,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, May 2023
• “D. C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Power Plant Emissions Limitations and Defers to EPA’s Scientific and Technical Expertise,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, April 2023
• “Biden Administration Finalizes Part 1 of New ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule,” California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, February 2023
• “District Court Dismisses Third Party Suit Finding Standing Allegations Inadequate in Climate Adaption Case,” California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, November 2022
• “Biden Administration’s EPA Restores California's Ability to Set More Stringent Auto Pollution Tailpipe Rules,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, May 2022
• “U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Sackett, Paving the Way to a Definitive Test for Determining Wetland Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act,” California Water Law & Policy Reporter, March 2022
• “District Court Vacates Trump ERA Clean Water ACT 401 Water Quality Certification Rule—Remands to EPA for Further Proceedings,” California Water Law & Policy Reporter, December 2021
• “EPA Proposes Methane Emission Regulations for Oil and Gas Operators,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, December 2021

Professional

• California Construction and Industrial Materials Association
• Women Lawyers of Sacramento
• Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
• California Lawyers Association, Environmental Law Section
• California Indian Law Association
• National Native American Bar Association