Maura Kelley Deering

Baran & Deering, P.L.L.C.

Attorneys at Law

baran.deering@gmail.com

Telephone: 206.679.8486
Fax: 206.260.8849
 

Weblog: http://deeringlaw.wordpress.com

Affiliations:

Ÿ     Washington State Bar Association

Ÿ     King County Bar Association

Ÿ     Member, ARAG¨ Attorney Network

Ÿ     Steering Committee Member, Dearborn Street Coalition for Livable Neighborhoods (DSCLN) (helped negotiate first Community Benefits Agreement in Pacific Northwest) – see Seattle Times article and DSCLN press release

Ÿ     Board Member and Land Use Subcommittee Member, Jackson Place Community Council

Ÿ     Conservation Committee Member, Seattle Audubon Society

Ÿ     Volunteer Attorney, Washington Environmental Council

Ÿ     Ski Coach, SKIHAWKS Racing Team, Outdoors for All Foundation

Education:

á      Certificate in Environmental Law and Regulation, University of Washington, Spring 2009

á      J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA

o      Hearing Officer, Administrative Adjudication Clinic, McGeorge School of Law

o      Law Clerk, California Integrated Waste Management Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

o      Legal Researcher and Legislative Assistant, Planning and Conservation League

á       B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

Publications:

ÒA Green Climate Is Building in the LegislatureJanuary 2009 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

ÒExtension Program Opens New WindowsJanuary 2009 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

ÒLight Rail: A Sound Transportation StrategyJanuary 2009 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

ÒGreen Tech Aids Office, Earth EnvironmentsAugust 2008 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

ÒDevelopment Pressing in on South DowntownJuly 2008 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

ÒVancouver Promises Groundbreaking Olympics,Ó June 2008 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

ÒLawmakers Demonstrate Their Energy Drive,Ó May 2008 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association

Jackson Place Quarterly Neighborhood Newsletter, Jackson Place Community Council

Environmental action alerts, 20/20 Vision 

Revision of ÒRelieving Traffic Congestion and Making School Buses Safer: A Blueprint for Improving Transportation in California,Ó Planning and Conservation League

ÒReport: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program and Benefit Assessment Districts for the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Service Area,Ó Planning and Conservation League

CitizenÕs Guide to the General Plan, Planning and Conservation League

Cost Saving Solutions to Save Energy and Promote Clean Air, Planning and Conservation League

Campaign brochure, website copy, and monthly newsletter, UC Davis Campaign for the Tahoe Environmental Research Center

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Booklet for Bellingham, Puget Sounders/Washington State Department of Ecology

Putah-Cache Bioregion Project trifold brochure, UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment

Honors and Awards:

2007, Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, Washington State Bar Association

2008, Visionaries for Justice Award (accepted on behalf of the Jackson Place Community Council), Puget Sound Sage

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