Kray, Jeff B.

Jeff Kray is managing partner at Marten Law’s Seattlle office. He is a first-chair environment litigator with over 26 years of experience in water quality, water resources, and complex environmental litigation, with particular expertise in Clean Water Act permitting and regulatory compliance, CERCLA (Superfund) site remediation, and emerging contaminants. He has represented public and private clients throughout the west. Over a nearly 20-year career, Jeff has litigated administrative hearings, conducted numerous trials, and appeared in federal and state appeals. Jeff regularly advises businesses in water quality permit compliance and defense matters, stormwater pollution prevention, hazardous waste spill prevention and cleanup, and cost recovery litigation. He also frequently consults with water right owners and purchasers on preserving, acquiring, and transferring water rights. He has assisted a broad range of clients, including manufacturers, commercial and timberland owners, interstate transporters, lumber mills, ports, water suppliers, and municipalities. Jeff is a frequent speaker and writer on water law and policy. He recently authored a chapter on water and climate change for the treatise Waters and Water Rights (Michie 3rd Ed. 2009). He has lectured extensively on the Clean Water Act, state water quality laws, and state and federal water rights.