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Joel C. Merkel

Seattle, Washington

Phone: (206) 389-8222
Fax: (206) 691-8186
Email: Contact Me

Areas of Practice

  • Administrative Law
  • Business Organizations
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Government Agencies & Programs
  • Natural Resources Law
  • State, Local & Municipal Law
  • Water Rights & Water Law
  • Debt Collection

Bar Admissions

  • Washington, 1973
  • District of Columbia, 1984
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1972
    J.D.

  • Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1969
    B.A.

Published Works

  • Northwest Power Act (Co-Author), Northwest Public Power Bulletin

Representative Clients

  • Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association
  • Columbia Snake River Irrigators Association
  • Benton County Water Conservancy Board
  • Tanner Electric Cooperative
  • Peninsula Light Company
  • Ace Paving Company, Inc.
  • Northwest Cooperative Development Center

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • District of Columbia Bar Association
    Member

  • Washington State Bar Association
    Member, Environmental Law and Creditor-Debtor Sections

  • Seattle-King County Bar Association
    Member, Bankruptcy Section

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation
    Board Member and General Counsel

Past Employment Positions

  • United States Senator Henry M. Jackson, Chief Legislative Counsel, 1973 - 1983
  • Private Law Practice, 1983 - Present

Birth Information

  • June 6, 1947, Bremerton, Washington, United States of America

Merkel Law Office
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4050
Seattle, WA 98154
Phone: 206/389-8222 | Fax: 206/691-8186

The law office of Joel C. Merkel, Washington energy law attorney, serves clients throughout Washington State, including the communities of Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, and Olympia.