He has 30 years of experience in water law and policy, as well as in the use of alternative dispute resolution methods in a variety of natural resource and environmental conflicts. From 2007-08, he was co-chair of a large multi-party facilitation (involving states, tribes, federal agencies, and other stakeholders) that resulted in the first major agreement in the Missouri River Basin after 15 years of contentious litigation. Over his career, he has completed policy or legal work in almost every western river basin.