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Grant A. Barbour, President: Grant Barbour is a 1984 graduate of the UC Davis Law School and received an MBA from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Business. After several years of practicing law with leading firms in San Francisco and Sonoma, California, Grant opened his own practice in Mill Valley, focusing on real estate and environmental matters. Grant also has extensive experience working with land trusts and other environmental nonprofits in western states, including the American Land Conservancy, Trust for Public Lands, The Nature Conservancy, and others. Grant’s efforts have protected thousands of acres of lands from development in Nevada, California and other states. |
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David Z. Nevin, Vice President: David Nevin is a partner in the Boise law firm of Nevin, Benjamin & McKay LLP where he has practiced in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury and environmental law since 1983. After graduating from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1978, David served as an instructor at the University of Toledo College of Law, and clerked for the Hon. Joseph J. McFadden of the Idaho Supreme Court. He is a founder and past president of the Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, an Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice at the University of Idaho College of Law, and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Among his notable cases, David teamed with Gerry Spence and Laird Lucas to stop a proposed $ 1.2 billion nuclear waste incinerator in eastern Idaho in 2000. Rick Johnson Since 1995, Rick Johnson has been the executive director of the Idaho Conservation League, which works to protect and restore the air, water, wildlands, and wildlife of Idaho through citizen action, public education, and professional advocacy. Rick has helped grow the size, impact, and credibility of ICL, is a national leader in conservation strategy and organizational development, and serves on several boards. From 1987-1995 he worked for the Sierra Club on a variety of issues including the spotted owl/ancient forest campaign, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and several federal electoral campaigns. Based out of Seattle, he often spent close to 100 days a year in Washington, D.C. as a "frequent flyer lobbyist." Rick has worked to protect the wilderness of Idaho for over 20 years.
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