Public Lands

Modrall Sperling advises and represents large and small businesses and individuals in matters relating to their activities on our federal and state public lands. Our goal is to help our clients be effective and efficient in meeting the complex challenges presented by doing business on public lands.

Our Wealth of Experience

Our experience in the federal public lands arena is extensive and includes work on federal public domain lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, on National Forest lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and on state lands. Our experience includes administrative practice and litigation involving federal land use planning, minerals (oil and gas, solid minerals and coal) leasing, royalty valuation, mining claim location and staking, environmental reclamation, remediation, and regulation, and land exchanges. We also advise clients regarding the National Environmental Policy Act, including EA and EIS requirements, the National Historic Preservation Act and other cultural resources and sacred sites management matters, and issues arising under the Endangered Species Act and related wildlife management regulatory schemes.

Our public lands attorneys work closely with our real estate, land use, and zoning attorneys on appropriate issues. Because of the range of knowledge among our colleagues, we also have the ability to bring to bear a diverse legal team for matters where an interdisciplinary approach to a particular problem is warranted.

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