Justina Caviglia has more than 15 years of administrative, litigation and appellate experience in utility, regulatory, water, environmental and natural resource fields. She is an of counsel attorney in Parsons’ Reno office. 

Capabilities

Biography

With experience in several administrative and litigation fields including energy, gas, water, wastewater, environmental and infrastructure matters, Justina Caviglia has represented clients before various administrative agencies, district courts, the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Judicial District Court of Appeals. She is a member of Parsons’ Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources practice teams. While licensed in Nevada and Washington, Justina also practices in Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Arizona.

Justina joins Parsons Behle & Latimer following her work as a senior regulatory attorney with two private utilities, a water and wastewater utility and an electric and gas utility, handling various regulatory matters before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and the Nevada State Engineer. 

To the benefit of her natural resource clients, Justina possesses a deep understanding of, and extensive experience with, municipal processes and procedures from her work with local and state natural resource divisions.

Prior to her work with private utility companies, Justina represented the Division of Water Resources and the Nevada State Engineer, handling litigation and administrative appeals involving surface water, groundwater, dam and dam safety and other administrative decisions. She has also represented local government in various administrative, regulatory, litigation and appellate matters, which included all water and utility matters for the local municipal utility. 

At the beginning of her legal career, Justina served as a law clerk for the Hon. David Gamble in the Ninth Judicial District Court of Nevada.   

Experience

United States Supreme Court in Coachella Valley Water District v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Accomplishments

Academic

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D., 2006)

Dean’s Award Recipient

Environmental Law Society, President

 University of Nevada, Reno (B.S./B.A. with Distinction, 2003)

Majored in Environmental Policy Analysis and Spanish with a Minor in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

Attended USAC Study Abroad Program in Bilbao, Spain  

Professional

State Bar of Nevada, Judicial Selection Committee 

Completed Energy Bar Association's Energy Law Academy Curriculum 2023

Associations

Professional

Washoe County Bar Association

State Bar of Nevada, Energy, Utilities and Communication Law Section

State Bar of Nevada, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Council Member (2008-2012) 

State Bar of Nevada, Ninth Judicial District Court Judicial Selection Committee, Temporary Member (2015)

Douglas County Bar Association, Secretary (2012-2015)

KNPB, Community Advisory Board (2014-2018) 

Energy Bar Association

Women's Energy Network Member

Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law

Nevada Mining Association

Nevada Water Resources Association

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Credentials

Licensed

Nevada
Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Nevada

Education

University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law