Jason Aamodt

Experience

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  University of Tulsa

  Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

  Scholarship: Revised, drafted, and researched a number of scholarly books and articles on topics including International Environmental Law, the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade, biological diversity, domestic energy and natural resource law and policy, and radiation and human health policy issues (see “Publications”).Professional Outreach and Development: Developed and implemented a successful luncheon symposium series; assisted and participated in three widely attended national conferences.Funded Research: Developed and completed funded research relating to environmental issues in the natural gas industry and Native American environmental jurisdiction Show less

  • Research Fellow, The National Energy - Environment Law and Policy Institute, College of Law

    Sept 1996 - Dec 1999

  • Legal Writing Instructor, College of Law

    Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
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  University of Oklahoma

  Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

  Environmental Law Instructor, School of Graduate Studies

  Taught graduate and undergraduate science (BS/MS) students the basic structure of the American legal system, the basic elements of certain federal environmental laws, how to synthesize legal arguments from cases and statutes, and the role of science in environmental law and litigation. Obtained the highest evaluations of the six instructors in the graduate studies program.

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  Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Associate

  Litigate environmental cases.

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  Indian and Environmental Law Group

  Jan 2002 - now

  Partner

  Jason is a practicing lawyer. He founded the Indian and Environmental Law Group in 2013 from an earlier iteration of his practice. Jason focuses his legal work on Indian and Environmental litigation. As a lawyer he certified the first geographically defined toxic tort class action in Oklahoma, created a new cause of action in Indian accounting cases in the Tenth Circuit, obtained a National Law Journal Top-25 verdict in 2013, and initiated and helped to resolve the fifth largest Indian Trust accounting case in US history. Presently he is working on cases involving Indian trust accounting for the Osage Shareholders, environmental contamination by lead and cadmium in Blackwell, Oklahoma and the toxic pollution of residents of Ponca City by Conoco-Phillips. Jason’s research is focused on Sustainable Development, Energy Justice and Indigenous Rights. His publications in the last year include Routledge Press, Edinburgh Press, and the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. Show less

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  University of Tulsa

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2017

  International Environmental Law (2009-present): The course is divided into three parts, focusing first on environmental policy, then public international law, and is completed with a moot court exercise. In the past two years, the class has been integrated with the Stetson Moot Court Competition for International Environmental Law.Water Law (2011-2012 in person, 2013-present online): This course is divided into two parts, with the first part covering the substantive issues, including riparian and appropriation doctrines, groundwater law, water organizations, interstate allocation, federal rights, and Indian rights. The second part of the court is a moot administrative proceeding, followed by a moot judicial appeal. Show less This is a unique opportunity to create an entirely new degree program (Master of Jurisprudence), including designing the curriculum, recruiting faculty and students, determining policy, and organizing the administrative systems necessary to successfully onfer two degrees: 1) the Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law, and 2) the Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law. Both of these degrees are the first of their kind in the world, offered entirely on-line. This work has an academic focus as its primary and most important element. The degree programs are focused on energy and Indian law, within my areas of competence. Show less

  • Adjunct Professor, College of Law

    Jan 2009 - Aug 2017

  • Assistant Dean of Online Education

    Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
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  Oklahoma State University

  Aug 2017 - now

  Assistant Professor of Practice