Jenna R. Mandell-Rice

Jenna’s practice focuses on land use and environmental law.  She regularly counsels clients on the siting and permitting of development projects and has experience counseling clients on land use, environmental, and natural resource matters under the Growth Management Act, SEPA/NEPA, Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Jenna was an associate in K&L Gates’ Washington DC office. During law school, she served as a law clerk for the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), an office within the Executive Office of the President that coordinates Federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices to develop environmental policies. While at CEQ, she worked on a variety of policy matters under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act. Jenna was a law clerk for the Honorable Christine M. Arguello in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and served as the Senior Articles Editor of the George Washington University Energy and Environmental Law Journal.