New Hires – Welcome to SLO

Schroeder Law Offices, P.C. is growing again! We are welcoming three new hires and want to introduce them to you.

Max Jones

Max Jones has joined the firm as a new associate attorney in Portland, Oregon. Before joining the firm, Max attended Santa Clara University, earning his Juris Doctorate in 2023. Then, he was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in October of 2023. His emphasis on various aspects of 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 is looking forward to helping clients with all water-law matters.

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Jeff Nadeau

In June of 2023, Jeff Nadeau joined the firm as a new associate attorney in our office located in Reno, Nevada. Jeff studied environmental and natural resource sciences during his graduate studies, where he first became interested in water law. Then, Jeff attended Lewis and Clark, Northwestern School of Law to earn his Juris Doctorate. He was admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 2011. Jeff has always been interested in expanding his knowledge and is ready to apply his extensive skill set to any water-law questions you may have.

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Rita Powers

Rita Powers joined the firm in August of 2023. She is working as a legal assistant at our office in Reno, Nevada. Earlier this year, in May of 2023, Rita graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. Rita’s interest in water law stems from spending her youth on her family’s ranch in California. She is looking forward to further developing her knowledge of water-law and how it affects her local community.

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