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Roger K. Ferland / Partner
Professional Experience
An Arizona native, Roger Ferland has practiced in the areas of environmental and natural resources law in both the public and private sector since 1975. Mr. Ferland’s recent experience includes:
  • Defense of high technology company, aerospace manufacturer, furniture manufacturer, chemical distributor, waste management company, power plant and mining companies in civil enforcement actions involving a variety of environmental laws.

  • Representation of a steel manufacturer, a nonferrous smelter and a utility company in obtaining all of the environmental permits, licenses and approvals necessary to construct, expand and operate their facilities.

  • Representation of a statewide business coalition of trade associations and companies in negotiations that led to the Arizona Comprehensive Air Quality Act.

  • Representation of developers in sophisticated Brownfield acquisitions and development.

  • Representation of power plants, property owners, developers, and other business entities in power plant and transmission line siting cases before the Arizona Corporation Commission.

  • Advising an Arizona Indian tribe in the development of the nation’s first comprehensive Tribal Implementation Plan under the Federal Clean Air Act as well as wastewater, pesticide, waste management and water quality regulatory programs.

  • Representation of clients as responsible parties at state and federal superfund sites throughout the western United States.

  • Advising the fastest growing county in the nation on air quality issues including a complete rewrite of the county’s air quality regulations.

  • Chaired or co-chaired two gubernatorial air quality task forces that made recommendations to the State Legislature that resulted in a series of significant laws dealing with air pollution in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Education and Honors
  • Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1974)
  • Lewis & Clark College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968)
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 1974

Professional Recognition
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2011 Southwest Super Lawyers® list (Environmental).

  • Named a “Green Pioneer” by the Phoenix Business Journal (2010).

  • Listed in The International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers (2010).

  • Listed in Chambers USA® (only Arizona environmental attorney with Chambers’ highest “Star” ranking), Arizona Environmental Lawyers including Water Rights.

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1995-present: Environmental Law); named the Best Lawyers’ 2010 Phoenix Environmental Lawyer of the Year.

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated (5.0 out of 5).

  • First Recipient, Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award presented by the State Bar of Arizona Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section (2008).

  • Founding Fellow, American College of Environmental Lawyers and its only Arizona member.

  • Listed in the Arizona Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” and “Who’s Who in Arizona Business.”

  • Lawdragon 3000 (country’s top 3000 lawyers in all specialties).

Professional and Civic Activities
  • State Bar of Arizona (Member, Administrative Law Committee; Co-chair, Chamber of Commerce and Industries’ Air Quality Subcommittee).

  • Former Chair and Co-chair, Governor’s Air Quality Strategies Task Forces (Appointed by Governor’s Symington and Hull).

  • Roger has served as a member of a number of both formal and informal legislative ad hoc committees on environmental issues.

  • He is an adjunct professor for environmental law at Arizona State University College of Law.

  • Serves on various civic, arts and charitable organizations including current Chair of the Board of Arizona Audubon and Co-chair of Audubon’s Science & Public Policy Committee.
Selected Presentations/Publications
  • Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society Pollution Prevention Seminar – “The Future of Air Quality Regulation: There is No Good News,” September 23, 2010.

  • Gila River Indian Community DEQ: “Counting Dust and Why it Matters to the Gila River Indian Community,” September 22, 2010.

  • Arizona Manufacturer’s Council 2010 Environmental & Sustainability Summit – “The Future of Air Quality Regulation: There is no Good News,” August 12, 2010.

  • Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Environment Committee Breakfast – “Recent Developments You Should Know About the Major Features of HB 2260 and Other New Environmental Legislation,” June 9, 2010.

  • Clark County Regulatory Improvement Project – “Major Source New Source Review Part 70 Operating Permits and Other Stuff,” March 19, 2010.

  • “From the Backburner to the Frontburner: A Critical Look at Environmental Justice,” his annual lecture to the Air & Water Management Association and the Environmental & Natural Resource Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, February 25, 2010.

  • “Economic Development Opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Solar Energy,” sponsored by Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

  • “My Perspective on the Energy Initiatives in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, ” The Stimulus Plan: What does it mean for Arizona business? sponsored by Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Quarles & Brady & 20 companies.

  • “What You Should Know About the Obama Administration’s Environmental & Energy Initiatives,” AWMA & ENRLS Joint Meeting.

  • “State Implementation Plans & New Source Review,” Environmental Law class at Arizona State University.

  • “Business Community’s Perspective on Air Pollution Regulation in Arizona,” Maricopa County Annual Air Quality Conference (Moderator, October 20, 2009).

  • 2009 Gatekeeper/Regulatory Roundup, Sponsored by EPAZ, ACHMM and AZSERC (Moderator, Air Quality Panel, February 17, 2009).

  • “Permitting Renewable Energy Sources,” A&WMA/ENRLS Joint Meeting.

  • 2008 Gatekeeper Regulatory Roundup, Sponsored by EPAZ, ACHMM and AZSERC, Chair, Air Quality Enforcement Policies Panel.

  • “Greenhouse Gas Regulations — What Should You Be Doing Now?,” Addressing Climate Change in Arizona (Regulatory Alternatives, Practical Implementation, and Market Analysis), Sponsored by Quarles & Brady, Trinity Consultants & Element Markets, LLC.

  • Panelist, “History of the Environmental Quality Act: Past Challenges and the Beginning of ADEQ,” The 20th Anniversary of the Environmental Quality Act and ADEQ: Assessing, Protecting and Remediating the State’s Water Quality. What Future Challenges?”

  • Chair and Program Moderator, 2007 Air Quality Conference, sponsored by Arizona Association of Industries and Maricopa County Air Quality Control Department.

  • “Air Quality Regulations 101,” Environment Committee, Arizona Mining Association.