Haley Nicholson
Staff Attorney
Haley Nicholson is a staff attorney with the Environmental Enforcement Project. Before joining Public Justice, Haley was a Legal Fellow with Earthrise Law Center and an Adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School. During her time at Earthrise Law Center, Haley primarily focused on litigation against administrative agencies for inadequate environmental protection. Her practice involved actions under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and the Freedom of Information Act. In her Adjunct Professor position, Haley helped teach Lewis & Clark Law’s Environmental Advocacy courses, which coach the school’s acclaimed national environmental moot court team.
Haley graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2022 with certificates in public interest law and natural resources law. During law school, Haley participated in the Earthrise legal clinic where she helped represent public interest environmental organizations as a certified law student. Haley also participated in Lewis & Clark’s national environmental moot court team, where she helped lead her team to win the 2022 National Environmental Moot Court Competition and was awarded the title of Best Oralist in the entire competition. Prior to law school, Haley received her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College.
When not in the office, Haley enjoys reading fantasy fiction, kickboxing, painting, or hiking throughout the Pacific Northwest.