Richard M. Glick
Partner
Rick Glick helps clients navigate the labyrinth of federal and state environmental permitting processes for major infrastructure projects. He counsels clients that the shortest path to long-term success usually correlates with the smallest environmental footprint. With that approach he has built trust among the agencies and NGOs, which has often led to favorable settlements that allow the project to move forward. Rick’s emphasis is on creative administrative and legislative solutions as better alternatives to litigation.
Rick uses an approach that prioritizes interest-based negotiations in defense of enforcement actions and in resolution of state and federal Superfund matters involving environmental cleanup liability. Rick also helps clients avoid costly setbacks from the start through environmental due diligence in transactional settings, including wetlands review. Where water supply is a driver of value in a transaction, Rick performs water rights auditing.
Rick has represented public and privately owned electric utilities, municipal water providers, and industrial companies. He advises clients under the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, Endangered Species Act, NEPA, and state analogs.
Practice Highlights
Infrastructure development
Environmental liability
Enforcement
Admitted to Practice
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California, 1976
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Oregon, 1979
Education
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J.D., University of Southern California Law School, 1976
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B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1973, with distinction
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Board of Directors, Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 2018-present
- Co-chair, Economic Development Committee, Oregon Business & Industries
- Co-founder and First President, American College of Environmental Lawyers
- Co-founder, National Water Resources Law Forum
- Program Planning Committee Member, Annual Water Law Conference, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, American Bar Association
- Member, Ecosystem Services Markets Working Group (SB 513), Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
- Member, Hydroelectric Project Reauthorization Working Group, Oregon Water Resources Department
- Former Pro Bono General Counsel to Oregon Water Trust
- Former Pro Bono General Counsel to Northwest Hydroelectric Association
- Former Pro Bono General Counsel to Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
- Past Chair, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, Oregon State Bar
- Past Chair, Lex Mundi Environmental Practice Group
- Past Chair, Water Quality Committee, Associated Oregon Industries
- Past Chair, City of Portland Energy Commission
Professional Recognition
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- Awarded AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, 2017
- Listed in Environmental Law by Who’s Who Legal, 2016
- Named one of the "Top Authors" in JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards, 2016
- Winner, 2015 Corporate LiveWire – Global Awards, Energy & Natural Resources, Portland
- Named as of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" in Environmental Law (Oregon) by Chambers USA, 2005-2021; Received "Band 1" ranking, 2012-2021
- Selected by Best Lawyers as Portland’s "Lawyer of the Year" Water Law in 2014, 2020
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Environmental, Energy and Water Law by Best Lawyers, 2001-present
- Selected to "Oregon Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2006-2019
- Awarded "2013 Top Rated Lawyer" in Energy, Environmental, & Natural Resources by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for the Client Choice Awards, International Law Office, 2013
- Named one of "Portland's Best Lawyers" in energy law and environmental law by Portland Monthly
