Area of Focus
Nick Oliver is an attorney representing WRA in state-level administrative proceedings in Nevada, as well as in state and federal litigation. He participates in a diverse array of rulemaking and litigated proceedings before various regulatory agencies and also supports WRA’s legislative advocacy efforts. Nick works in tandem with other team members, including government affairs and policy staff, to accelerate grid decarbonization, improve energy efficiency, and move Nevada towards a clean energy future.
Background
Nick joins WRA from Elevate, where he was Assistant General Counsel and handled wide-ranging in-house counsel matters for a nonprofit organization with the goal of helping to create a just and equitable world in which everyone has clean and affordable heat, power, and water in their homes and communities. Prior to Elevate, Nick worked as a Senior Attorney at the California Energy Commission with a portfolio of energy programs including renewable portfolio standards, appliance efficiency regulations, equitable building decarbonization programs, and power plant siting and safety enforcement. Nick has also represented California cities and counties as a municipal lawyer.
Accomplishments
While with the California Energy Commission, Nick helped to develop the legal arguments that led to the two largest penalty settlements involving power plant safety violations in the agency’s history. Nick currently serves on the City of Reno’s Ward 2 Neighborhood Advisory Board and as an Executive Committee Advisor to the Environmental Law Section of the California Lawyers Association.
Education
- Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School
- Bachelor of Science in Society & Environment and Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from University of California, Berkeley
Favorite thing about the West
Snow-capped peaks, alpine lakes, and great burritos.
