Mr. Bloomquist has been involved in natural resources legal matters for more than 30 years. His practice includes litigation in state and federal district courts, administrative hearings before state and federal agencies and appellate practice before the Montana Supreme Court, the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Bloomquist has been involved in water adjudication matters before the Montana Water Court for decades and has been the lead attorney in numerous precedent-setting decisions shaping Montana water law. His practice in natural resources law has included important decisions affecting a variety of subjects including CERCLA liability, endangered species, federal land use management and wildlife management throughout Montana. In the course of his career, Mr. Bloomquist has represented a wide variety of agricultural clients, water supply entities, municipalities, local government entities, corporations and the State of Montana on water and natural resource issues and disputes.
His practice includes real estate transactions, easement matters, governmental affairs, wetlands issues, federal and state land management issues and all aspects of Montana water law. Mr. Bloomquist has been a well-known lecturer in continuing legal education on the subjects of Montana water law, water quality law and real property law for more than two decades.
Before joining Parsons as senior of counsel, Mr. Bloomquist was a partner in the law firm of Doney, Crowley and Bloomquist, P.C. and founder of Bloomquist Law Firm, P.C. with offices in Dillon and Helena, Montana.
