In partnership with the Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment, Gonzaga Law School's Clinical Legal Programs is home to the Environmental & Climate Law Clinic. The clinic offers hands-on legal training while empowering law students to defend the public interest, protect natural resources, and support environmental justice. Through real-world casework and collaborative projects, students engage in matters ranging from clean air and water advocacy to land use, pollution disputes, and climate change policy.
Working with both local and national organizations, the clinic also assists lawmakers in drafting environmental legislation and conducts research on best practices. By providing free or low-cost legal support to individuals, nonprofits, and community organizations, we are building the next generation of environmental leaders committed to sustainable change.
The clinic is led by accomplished attorneys and educators Vanessa Waldref and Dan Fruchter—both former federal prosecutors and current partners at Singleton Schreiber’s Spokane office. More information on the supervising attorneys and clinic can be found on the Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment webpage.
Information on how to apply for legal assistance from the Environmental & Climate Law Clinic coming soon.
Working with both local and national organizations, the clinic also assists lawmakers in drafting environmental legislation and conducts research on best practices. By providing free or low-cost legal support to individuals, nonprofits, and community organizations, we are building the next generation of environmental leaders committed to sustainable change.
The clinic is led by accomplished attorneys and educators Vanessa Waldref and Dan Fruchter—both former federal prosecutors and current partners at Singleton Schreiber’s Spokane office. More information on the supervising attorneys and clinic can be found on the Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment webpage.
Information on how to apply for legal assistance from the Environmental & Climate Law Clinic coming soon.