Eric B. Fjelstad
- Anchorage
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Eric leads the firm’s Alaska environmental and resources representations.
Eric Fjelstad represents clients in oil and gas, mining, project development, litigation, and strategic counseling for municipal and industrial projects.
In his project development work, Eric handles due diligence, commercial arrangements for exploration, development and production, and permitting. He counsels Alaska’s leading oil and gas and mining companies on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting; Section 404 permitting and compensatory mitigation; and National Environmental Policy Act strategy and compliance. He also advises on permitting and leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf; Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act permitting; easements and rights-of-way; Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); oil spill contingency planning; hazardous waste issues under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, and air permitting; and water rights issues.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., Certificate in Environmental Law, 1994
- Marquette University, B.A., Minor in Chemistry, 1991
Bar and Court Admissions
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Alaska
Related Employment
- Ziegler Law Firm, Ketchikan, Alaska, Partner, 1996-1999
- U.S. EPA Region 5 Multimedia Enforcement Branch, Law Clerk, July 1993-December 1993
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Environment & Natural Resources, 2003-2024; Mining & Metals, 2024
Named the Best Lawyers’ Anchorage "Litigation - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year," 2025
Ranked by Chambers Global in Mining & Metals, 2025
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Mining Law, 2007-2025; Oil and Gas Law, 2025
Named the Best Lawyers’ Anchorage "Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year," 2014; 2017; 2020-2022
Listed in Super Lawyers, as "Alaska Super Lawyer", Environment, Energy & Natural Resource Law, 2007-2024
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Antidegradation Working Group, appointed as member 2012-2013
Listed in "The International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers," 2010
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation transition team, appointed as member by Murkowski Administration, 2002-2003
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation NPDES Primacy Working Group, appointed as member, 2004-2008
Listed in Best Lawyer for Environmental Law - Administrative/Regulatory, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management, Counseling, Endangered Species, Litigation, Mining, Permitting, RCRA/Hazardous Waste, Superfunds/Environmental Remediation, Litigation - Environmental, 2015
*Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American College of Environmental Lawyers, Fellow, 2012-Present
- Alaska Bar Association, Environmental and Natural Resources, Administrative Law, and Corporate Counsel Sections
- American Bar Association, Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Section
- Oregon State Bar Association
- Resource Development Council for Alaska, President of Board of Directors, 2016-2019, Member of Executive Committee and Officer, 2010-present
Community Involvement
- Eagle River Nature Center, Board Member
