Max Jones is originally from Connecticut but has lived, worked and studied, in Montana, Colorado, New York, and California. He earned his B.A. in 2018 from Hobart College and his J.D. in 2023 from Santa Clara University. He chose Oregon to build his career because of the great environmental law opportunities and its access to the outdoors. Max joined Schroeder Law Offices in September of 2023.
While pursuing his studies at Hobart College, Max had the opportunity to intern for various law firms in New York City. Experiencing the ins-and-outs of the law was exciting but it was his internship with Trout Unlimited that made him determined to become an attorney. And then, it was his experiences working on a ranch in Montana and as a fly-fishing guide in Colorado that solidified his interest in water law. In these roles he began to recognize the very real consequences of poor water management. Accordingly, he specialized in environmental law at Santa Clara and interned for firms focused on water law.
His focus on water law includes securing water rights; public lands (easements/right-of-way, permitting uses, grazing); groundwater interference and connection; and agriculture, municipal, and irrigation district water use permitting, extension, perfection, transfers, compliance, and protection.
Max Jones is fluent in Italian and here to help address all of your water-law questions.
Experience:
- Legal Intern, Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., New York, New York
- Law Clerk, Shea & Shea, San Jose, California
- Environmental Justice Initiative, Santa Clara, California
- Legal Intern, Benton County District Attorney’s Office, Corvallis, Oregon
- Legal Intern, Koehler & Isaacs, LLP, New York, New York
- Legal Intern, Water Law Group, Atkinson Andelson Loya Rudd & Romo, Pleasanton CA
- Intern, Trout Unlimited, Mianus Chapter, New Cannan, Connecticut
- Summer Staff, E Bar L Ranch, Greenough, Montana
- Fly Fishing Guide, Vail Valley Anglers, Vail, Colorado
Education:
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California 2023
Santa Clara Law – Lawyers Who Lead.Santa Clara Law (scu.edu)
- Certificate in Public Interest and Environmental Justice Law
- James A. Emery, S.J. Merit Scholarship
B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, 2018
- Honors Thesis: Black Liberation Theology: The Christian Faith as a Tool for Oppression and a Source of Liberation
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Religious Studies
- Awarded Honors in Religious Studies
- Teaching Assistant for Religious Studies
Admissions:
- 2023, Oregon
Awards:
- Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in International Environmental Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Environmental Law in a Practice Setting
- The Savings/Keaton Award in Religious Studies
Associations:
- Senior Comments Editor, Santa Clara Journal of International Law
- Vice President, Environmental Law Society
- Director of Community Service, Student Bar Association
