Chris Brooks

Current

Hydrologist/Water Resource Specialist at Tohono O'Odham Nation, Water Resources
attorney at Law Office of Christopher Brooks, PLC
Principal Hydrogeologist at Water Strategy Consulting, LLC

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Past

Law Clerk at Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman, McAnally PLLC
Research Asst. at Prof. Dean Lueck
Research Asst. at Prof. Robert Glennon

Law Clerk at Law Office of L. Anthony Fines, PC
Senior Hydrogeologist at Haley & Aldrich
Project Hydrologist at Groundwater Resources Consultants, Inc.

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Education

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
University of Arizona

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Connections

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Industry

Renewables & Environment

Websites

Chris Brooks’s Summary

Received a B.S. in Hydrology from the University of Arizona, then worked 16 years in environmental/water resources consulting. Provided services to governmental, industrial, mining, and property development clients dealing with difficult and complex water quality and water supply issues. Subsequently earned a J.D. from the University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law and embarked on a new career path focused on providing consulting services on water supply/conservation issues and legal services relating to water supply development, water rights transactions, property development, and general real estate matters.

Chris Brooks’s Specialties:

Able to provide both technical and legal analysis of water rights, environmental due diligence, and environmental compliance issues.

Chris Brooks’s Experience

Hydrologist/Water Resource Specialist

Tohono O'Odham Nation, Water Resources

(Renewables & Environment industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)
attorney

Law Office of Christopher Brooks, PLC

(Law Practice industry)

February 2009 — Present (11 months)

Providing legal services related to water rights, water supply development, and general real estate matters.
Principal Hydrogeologist

Water Strategy Consulting, LLC

(Renewables & Environment industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Providing consulting services for water supply development, water policy, conservation strategies, groundwater remediation.
Law Clerk

Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman, McAnally PLLC

(Law Practice industry)

May 2007 — April 2008 (1 year )

Drafting complaints, motions, response to motions, legal research, memo writing.
Research Asst.

Prof. Dean Lueck

(Higher Education industry)

May 2007 — April 2008 (1 year )

Research on rates of property rights litigation in metes and bounds jurisdictions vs. rectangular survey jurisdictions
Research Asst.

Prof. Robert Glennon

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

Researching issues related to water markets and water scarcity.
Law Clerk

Law Office of L. Anthony Fines, PC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

June 2006 — April 2007 (11 months)

Legal research and memo writing primarily on issues related to water rights litigation.
Senior Hydrogeologist

Haley & Aldrich

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Environmental Services industry)

January 1990 — August 2005 (15 years 8 months)

Managed large environmental field investigations for industrial clients consisting of soil and groundwater characterization for regulatory compliance and property redevelopment.
Project Hydrologist

Groundwater Resources Consultants, Inc.

(Legal Services industry)

1990 — 2000 (10 years )

Chris Brooks’s Education

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law

2005 — 2008
University of Arizona

B.S. , Hydrology , 1984 — 1989

Additional Information

Chris Brooks’s Websites:

Chris Brooks’s Interests:

Water policy that reflects sound science and economics. Use of quality data to support legal reasoning. Common sense interpretation of statutes and regs.