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8.25.2015
Jan Neuman Discusses Federal Water Policy for Water Values Podcast
Jan Neuman and another water lawyer reviewed the current state of the United States' federal water policy for the August installment of The Water Values podcast. The two lawyers discussed federal water regulatory oversight and the flaws in current…
8.18.2015
45 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 2016
Forty-five Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. All of them have been named to the list at least once before, and many of them have been recognized for a number of…
6.12.2015
Janet Neuman Weighs in on Federal Water Policy Question
Janet Neuman was a panelist at the 33rd annual Water Law Conference hosted by the American Bar Association in Denver on June 4 and 5, 2015. She and other panelists discussed the question of whether there should be a federal water policy to address…
3.2.2015
Tonkon Torp Sponsors 32nd Annual Freshwater Trust Gala
Tonkon Torp sponsored the Freshwater Trust's 32nd Annual Gala on February 27. Jan Neuman led Tonkon's involvement with the event.
11.10.2014
Jan Neuman Presents at Annual Oregon Water Law Conference
Jan Neuman was a presenter at the Seminar Group's 23rd Annual Oregon Water Law Conference, on November 7. Jan co-presented on the subject of climate change, the sustainability of our water supplies, and the challenge of meeting future water needs.
8.20.2014
Best Lawyers in America® 2015 Names 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to Prestigious List
Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 40 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. All of them have been named to the list at least once before, and many of them have been recognized for a number of…
6.26.2014
Neuman Discusses Wells with Portland Realtors
Jan Neuman spoke to realtors in Oregon City and East Multnomah County about water wells at Stewart Title educational sessions held on June 3 and June 24. Jan provided an overview and covered common questions about domestic wells on rural and suburban…
3.3.2014
Tonkon Torp Sponsors Freshwater Trust Gala
Tonkon Torp was a table sponsor at the Freshwater Trust's 31st Annual Gala and Auction on February 28. Jan Neuman filled Tonkon Torp's table at the event and attended along with Kurt Ruttum and others. The Freshwater Trust works to builds and…
2.13.2014
Neuman Provides Review of Oregon Water Law to Legislators
Janet Neuman testified about Oregon water law to two Legislative committees last week. She was invited by the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to present overviews of…
1.28.2014
Tonkon Torp Joins Oregon Water Resources Congress
Tonkon Torp renewed its membership with Oregon Water Resources Congress, a nonprofit trade association that represents irrigation districts, water control districts, drainage districts, water improvement districts, and others across the state of…
1.17.2014
Neuman Asked to Weigh in on Western Water Law Sustainability
Janet Neuman was one of a panel of respected water law experts asked by the Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future section to address the question of whether Western water law is sustainable to meet future water supply needs. Neuman’s January 15…
11.15.2013
Neuman Featured Speaker at Annual Oregon Water Law Conference
Tonkon Torp water law attorney, Janet Neuman, was a presenting speaker at the 22nd annual Oregon Water Law Conference on November 7, 2013 in Portland. Neuman’s presentation, “The Future of Water Projects in Oregon,” focused on funding, regulatory and…
10.18.2013
Neuman Addresses Impact of Climate Change on Water Allocation Priorities
Janet Neuman was a featured speaker at a seminar for journalists on Climate Change Impacts in the Pacific Northwest, held last month in Seattle. Her presentation, titled, "Water Management Under Climate Change Scenarios," addressed how climate change…
9.16.2013
Jan Neuman Featured in Article on Changing Water Supply, Likely Legal Conflicts
Jan Neuman, head of Tonkon Torp's Water Law practice, and a member of our Environmental & Natural Resources group, was heavily quoted in a recent article about the Pacific Northwest's changing water supply and the looming legal conflicts over this…
8.15.2013
50 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2014
Fifty Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 42 practice areas were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014. “We are honored to have more than half of the firm’s partners recognized by the larger legal community for their legal talent…
6.11.2013
Tonkon Torp Water Law Expert Addresses International Conference
Tonkon Torp water law attorney Janet Neuman was among a group of prominent experts invited to speak at a two-day international conference in New Delhi, India. The conference addressed access to water and water quality challenges resulting from the…
4.10.2013
Tonkon Torp Leads 8th Annual Water Law Conference
Tonkon Torp water lawyers Peter Mohr and Janet Neuman are co-chairs and panel moderators for the 8th annual water law conference, “The Future of Water Supply & Management in the Pacific Northwest,” scheduled for April 17 at the World Trade Center in…
3.19.2013
Janet Neuman Offers Perspective on “Water Wars”
Tonkon Torp water law attorney, Janet Neuman, was a featured panelist at a March 14 Vanderbilt Law School presentation on “Water Wars: Mediating Water Rights Disputes.” The presentation was hosted by the Vanderbilt Alternative Dispute Resolution…
3.6.2013
Neuman Featured at Oregon Water Quality Conference
Tonkon Torp water law attorney, Janet Neuman, is a presenting speaker at the Oregon Water Law Conference hosted by the Environmental Law Education Center on March 8. Neuman will discuss the relationship between water quality and quantity, integrated…
2.11.2013
Neuman Discusses Oregon’s New Integrated Water Rights Strategy
Tonkon Torp’s Janet Neuman, recognized as one of the Pacific Northwest’s foremost water policy experts, will speak at the February 14 meeting of the Cascade chapter of the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC).