Overview
Sarah Stauffer Curtiss helps clients navigate complex permitting processes, understand and comply with environmental and land use laws, and develop creative compliance solutions that enhance business opportunities. With a focus on energy and infrastructure project development and operation, her federal environmental expertise covers a myriad of environmental laws, with an emphasis on protected species issues under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), as well as federal environmental review issues under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Sarah specializes in permitting complex projects on farm- and forest-zoned lands. Sarah represents energy and utility clients on siting and compliance matters related to project development, expansion, and amendment through the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). She also represents clients on local land use matters and has worked with city and county planning departments throughout Oregon. She regularly represents clients before local governing bodies and the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
Licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington, Sarah is a former Chair of the Real Estate and Land Use Section of the Oregon State Bar. She prides herself in helping clients develop innovative solutions to problems and on working collaboratively with clients, consultants, and agency staff.
Admissions
Oregon
Washington
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit