Academic Credentials J.D., cum laude, 2001, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College M.S., 1998, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Geography) B.A., 1996, Washington and Lee University (Geology and Anthropology) Professional Background Mac joined ONDA in the fall of 2001 as staff attorney. His cases focus on wilderness, grazing, and OHV issues on eastern Oregon's public lands, and generally involve claims under the National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Taylor Grazing Act, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and others. Mac has published articles addressing water pollution from grazing under the Clean Water Act; advocating for a comprehensive public lands soil protection law; and controlling water spreading with Bureau of Reclamation water via the Endangered Species Act in order to protect threatened and endangered fish species. As a student at NWSL, Mac received several awards, including the Bernard O’Rourke Award for published work and induction into the Cornelius Honor Society. In his Masters thesis, Mac explored the late Quaternary geomorphic and pedologic history of a region of currently stabilized sand dunes in central Wisconsin. He finally made his way west and attended for his J.D., graduating in May 2001.