$ 180-200 per hour
Nathan S Bracken
About Nathan
Biography
I am an attorney and mediator based in Salt Lake City. My practice focuses on western water law and policy issues in Utah and other parts of the West. As Of Counsel with Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, I also work with a number of other well-respected attorneys who collectively provide a full range of legal services. Prior to joining Smith Hartvigsen, I served as the Assistant Director and General Counsel for the Western States Water Council, where I represented and advised state engineers and other water managers from Utah and 17 other western states on various water and policy issues, such as water infrastructure, Clean Water Act developments, water rights, general stream adjudications, water reuse, and legislative and regulatory developments, among other issues.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Utah for 19 years
State: Utah
Acquired: 2006
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Location
Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC
175 S Main St Ste 300, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111-1939
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Experience
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Of Counsel, Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC
2008 - 2015
Assistant Director and General Counsel, Western States Water Council
2006 - 2008
Attorney and Mediator, Dart, Adamson & Donovan
2006 - 2006
Extern, Utah Dispute Resolution
2005 - 2005
Extern for Justice Ronald Nehring, Utah Supreme Court
2004 - 2006
Law Clerk, Utah Attorney General's Office
Associations
2016 - Present
American Bar Association2017 Water Law Conference Committee Chair
2015 - Present
American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution SectionYear-in-Review Co-Chair
2013 - Present
American Water Resources Association - Utah SectionExecutive Committee
2009 - Present
American Bar AssociationWater Law Conference Planning Committee
2008 - Present
Utah Bar Association, Environmental Law SectionMember
2006 - Present
Utah State Bar, Alternative Dispute Resolution SectionMember
Education
2006
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
J.D.
2002
Brigham Young University
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2015
Water Values Podcast
Should We Have a Federal Water Policy?
2015
Utah Private Not-for-Profit Water Conference
Legislative and Litigation Update
2015
Utah Irrigation Company Training
Irrigation Company Liability in Utah
2015
Tribal Water in the Southwest
Update on Recent Tribal Water Settlements
2015
Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims
Wrap-Up Summary
2015
ABA Annual Water Law Conference
Is It Time for a Federal Water Policy
2014
U.S. Department of Energy Quadrennial Review Public Meeting
The Energy-Water Nexus
2014
Legislative Council of River Governance Meeting
Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Rule
2014
Idaho Water Users Conference
EPA's Proposed Clean Water Act Rule
2014
ABA Annual Water Law Conference
Tribal Water Law 101
2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Institute for Water Resources
Western Water Issues
2013
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference
Water Transfers in the West
2013
Georgetown Law Center - Conference on Promoting Low-Carbon Solutions
Drought Management in the West
2013
Arizona Water Resources Research Center Annual Conference
Western Water Challenges and the Role of Water Transfers
2013
Arizona Water Resources Research Center - Brown Bag Seminar
Western Water Challenges and the Role of Water Transfers
2012
U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing
Water Infrastructure - Rural Water Projects
2012
Idaho Water Reuse Conference
Public Engagement and Wastewater Reuse
2012
Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Meeting
Interstate Compacts and Federalism
2011
University Council on Water Resources Annual Conference
Exempt Wells in the West
2011
Montana State Legislature - Water Policy Interim Committee
Exempt Well Issues in the West
2011
Exempt Wells Conference: Problems and Approaches in the Northwest
Keynote Address: Exempt and Domestic Wells
2010
National Congress of American Indians - Annual Conference
Collaboration Between States and Tribes on Indian Water Rights Settlements
2010
Idaho Water Law Conference
A Look at the Long Term: Water Supply and Climate Change
Publications
2015
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest
2015
S.J. Quinney College of Law - EDR Blog
Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for...Mediation?
2012
West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law - Policy - Thought
Water Reuse in the West
2012
Western Governors' Association
Water Transfers in the West: Projects, Trends, and Leading Practices in Voluntary Water Trading
2012
Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education
Scalpels v. Hammers: Mitigating Exempt Well Impacts
2010
Environmental Law
Exempt Wells Issues in the West
Languages
Spanish