Taylor Mayhall is an associate in the Firm’s Litigation, Enforcement, and Investigations practice. She represents public, private sector, and Tribal clients on a broad range of Federal and state environmental and natural resources litigation matters.
Taylor draws on her experience as a Trial Attorney in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she litigated actions in federal district courts across the country under statutes including the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), and Administrative Procedure Act (APA). She personally argued dispositive and emergency motions in multiple district courts and acted as lead or co-counsel in more than 30 cases defending federal agency regulations, approvals, and permits. She joined the Justice Department through the Attorney General’s Honors Program.
Earlier in her career, Taylor served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the administrative judges of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was a Note and Comment Editor on the Minnesota Law Review and received special recognition in the Environment and Energy Law program.
