Parsons Behle & Latimer

Kaycee Royer advises energy, mining and industrial clients on navigating complex environmental permitting and regulatory compliance for projects on public lands. Her practice focuses on the National Environmental Policy Act and related statutes, guiding clients through permitting, development and litigation to advance infrastructure and resource projects across the Western United States.

Capabilities

Biography

Kaycee M. Royer is a member of Parsons Behle & Latimer’s environmental and natural resources practice. She represents municipal, industrial, energy, agribusiness, forestry, utility and mining clients in matters involving environmental permitting, regulatory compliance and real estate development on public and private lands.

Her practice includes advising clients on a range of federal and state environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Forest Management Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act. She also counsels clients on water rights issues in Idaho and Nevada.

Kaycee frequently presents on environmental law developments at industry conferences and has authored numerous legal updates and articles on federal regulatory changes. She currently serves an at-large officer of the Idaho State Bar’s Environment and Natural Resources Law Section.

She is admitted to practice in Idaho, Nevada and California.

Accomplishments

Academic

University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., cum laude

· Chief symposium editor, Idaho Law Review, 2017

University of Idaho, B.S., Agricultural Economics, 2014

Professional

Selected as a "Leader in Law" by the Idaho Business Review, 2023

Associations

Professional

Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation) (2019 to Present)

Idaho State Bar, Environment & Natural Resources Law Section, At Large-Officer (2024-Current), Chairperson (2022-2024), Vice Chairperson (2021-2022)

Idaho Mining Association, Associate Member (2019 to Present)

Idaho Water Users Association, Associate Member (2019 to Present)

American Exploration and Mining Association, Environmental Committee Member (2023 to Present)

Community

Cambridge Rodeo Board, Member, 2011-Current

Weiser River Cattle Association, Member, 2011-Current

Insights

Parsons Behle & Latimer Expands its Boise Office Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice with the Addition of Attorney Kaycee May Royer

NEPA Phase 2: Regulatory Update

ESG: What is it?

NEPA Phase 1: Regulatory Update

Articles

Leveraging ESG Principles to Help Secure Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Presentations

NEPA Phase 2: Regulatory Update

ESG: What is it?

NEPA Phase 1: Regulatory Update

Legal Update

Critical Mineral Development in the Biden Administration: Where We are and Where We are Going

Environmental Social Governance Panel Presentation

Credentials

Licensed

Idaho

California

Nevada

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Education

University of Idaho College of Law