EMAIL: jgardner@nativelawgroup.com

PHONE: 303-250-6717

Jane Gardner

Partner

EMAIL: jgardner@nativelawgroup.com

PHONE: 303-250-6707

Jane has over 40 years’ experience in federal Indian Law and all aspects of environmental law, including significant work in water, hazardous waste, pesticides, toxic substances, and nuclear waste.

Prior to joining the Firm, she was the founder of a UK company to assist farmers in adapting to and mitigating effects of climate change.

She served as counsel for four years to the Trustee for the Navajo Nation Abandoned Uranium Mines sites, Phase One, advising the Trustee on legal issues and participating in remedial investigations and negotiations. 

For 23 years, Jane served as an executive level attorney for General Electric Company’s (GE) Corporate Environmental Program, including as Manager and Counsel for GE’s world-wide environmental remediation program.  Her work included managing a large team and multi-million-dollar budget and serving as a Senior Advisor to top level executives.

Jane was appointed by George W. Bush as one of five United States representatives to the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to work with the United States, Mexico and Canada governments, indigenous communities, and environmental organizations to address environmental implications of NAFTA.  She was appointed Chair of JPAC during the term by unanimous consent.

Prior to GE, Jane served as an Assistant General Counsel in Region VIII of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 5 years.  In this position she worked with multiple federal statutes, state laws, and significant issues involving Indian tribes.  She served as the co-National Indian Law expert for EPA, working with EPA Headquarters and Regions. Her specialties at EPA were federal Indian Law, mining waste remediation, and nuclear waste.