Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck welcomes Mary Loum as of counsel to the firm’s Natural Resources Department. She will be based in the firm’s Sacramento office.
With a strong background in environmental policy, regulatory compliance and legal research, Loum uses her diverse experience to help clients navigate complex legal and environmental challenges. Loum previously served as a law clerk to the Hon. Consuelo Callahan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where she handled a range of civil, criminal, immigration, civil rights and agency matters. In her clerkship, Loum sharpened her legal writing and advocacy skills and gained a deep understanding of court operations at the appellate level.
Prior to that, Loum worked in the Office of the General Counsel at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, where she gained valuable experience in environmental and regulatory law. In her role, she advised the department director and staff on various state and federal natural resource management issues, including the Endangered Species Act, California Endangered Species Act, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Coastal Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, recreational hunting and fishing regulations, state and federal administrative and rulemaking procedures, water law, land use issues and enforcement matters. Loum earned her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.