Robert Uram Email & Phone Number

Robert J. Uram is Of Counsel in the Real Estate, Land Use, Natural Resources and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.Areas of PracticeRobert has worked on complex and difficult wetlands, endangered species, water quality, land use, mining, public lands and habitat conservation issues. Robert has helped clients on projects throughout California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Area, Central Valley, Inland Empire, Central Coast and Southern California as well as in Guam, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Mississippi. Robert promoted habitat protection as part of development and played a key role in the adoption of habitat conservation plans in California. He is a recognized expert in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act. Robert has represented the Organic Trade Association, CCOF, the Organic Farming and Research Foundation and organic food distribution and production companies on organic law and other issues.President Clinton appointed Robert as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in 1993. He served in that post until September 1996. As Director, he managed an agency with a 300 million dollar budget, started the Acid Mine Drainage Technology Initiative to develop technical standards to stop new mines from becoming a source of acid mine drainage, developed the Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative to restore streams polluted by acid mine drainage and issued policy guidance that made it easier for private companies to voluntarily reclaim abandoned coal refuse piles. Robert was Counsel and partner at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown and Enersen in San Francisco from 1986 to 1994. From 1983 until 1985, Robert was Counsel and Partner at White, Koch, Kelly & McCarthy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His practice at these firms included representing clients in public lands, wetlands, endangered species, water law, zoning, timber and mining issues.Robert worked at the Department of the Interior (1973-1983) in Washington. D.C. and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He worked at the Interior Board of Land Appeals and in the Solicitor’s office, where advised the Bureau of Land Management and other federal agencies on preparation of environmental impact statements, federal land use planning and mineral development, surface coal mining regulation, coal leasing and oil and gas leasing. From 1979 to 1980, Robert served as the Associate Solicitor for Surface Mining. Robert is a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers.

Listed skills include Environmental Law, Environmental Awareness, Land Use, Wetlands, and 29 others.