Craig A. Jacobson
Of Counsel

Prior to joining the Firm in 1998, Mr. Jacobson was a sole practitioner focusing on environmental issues in Indian country, Title IV Self-governance (both BIA and non-BIA), and Indian Health Service related issues. While still in law school, he began working in Indian country with the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe in Washington State. He assisted the Tribe in the creation and management of an environmental department, development of an on-reservation health clinic, and negotiation of Title I and Title IV agreements with the federal government.

Mr. Jacobson specializes in environmental and natural resources law and policy issues in Indian country, and has experience in complex environmental issues, state and federal environmental regulatory analysis, and the development of tribal environmental codes and regulatory schemes.

Mr. Jacobson also has a wide range of experience in BIA self-governance, cultural resources issues, real estate transactions, and housing issues. He has co-authored with Geoffrey D. Strommer a law review article, Indian Tribes and the Base Re-alignment and Closure Act: Recommendations for Future Trust Land Acquisitions, North Dakota Law Review, September 1999.

Mr. Jacobson received his J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in 1995, with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, with a B.A. degree (cum laude) with Departmental Honors. He is a member of the Oregon and Washington State bars, and of the Indian and Environmental Law Sections in both bar associations.

E-mail: cjacobson@hobbsstraus.com

Phone: (503) 242-1745

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