MARK R. THOMPSON

EDUCATION

B.S., Conservation Biology, Brigham Young University, 2001
Academic Scholarship Recipient

J.D. cum laude, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2004
Full-Tuition Dean’s Academic Scholarship
Environmental Law Review, Board Member

BAR ADMISSIONS

Oregon State Bar
Idaho State Bar
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

PUBLICATIONS

Keeping the Door Open: Protecting Biological Corridors With Existing Federal Statutes, in Environmental Law, Volume 34, Issue 2 (Spring 2004)

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Richardson & O’Leary PLLC, Associate, August 2006-present
Serve as counsel to industrial power users on energy matters. Appear before state public utilities commissions. Advise public utilities and public utility trade associations on matters of power supply acquisitions and environmental issues. Represent small power producers in litigation and transactional matters.

Public Power Council, Staff Counsel, 2004-2006
Advised public utility trade group and executive board on energy supply and environmental issues. Litigated various cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and administrative agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Represented Public Power Council in policymaking processes and power and transmission rate cases at BPA.

PacifiCorp - Office of General Counsel, Legal Intern, January 2004- June 2004
Performed legal research and writing for business groups within private utility company. Assisted in-house counsel in developing regulatory compliance programs.

Bonneville Power Administration, Law Clerk, May 2003- December 2003
Conducted legal research and writing for agency’s Transmission Business Line. Assisted in ongoing litigation before the Contract Board of Appeals and Ninth Circuit, and reviewed FERC orders on continual basis.

Oregon Department of Justice, Civil Recovery Section, Law Clerk, May 2002- May 2003
Performed legal research and writing for Civil Recovery section in state proceedings to recover money damages. Drafted legal memoranda and assisted with litigation research.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Coordinator of Endangered Species Act Symposium, Lewis & Clark College, October 2003
Volunteer Church Representative, Tokyo, Japan, April 1996- April 1998