CLC welcomes Rob McCrea as Landscape Conservation Attorney
Conservation Law Center is pleased to announce that Rob McCrea has been hired as the Landscape Conservation Attorney.
Rob grew up hiking, hunting, and camping in the hills of southern Indiana. Rob’s passion for the outdoors began in his childhood camping at his family’s land in Monroe County with his father and friends. Rob studied Ecology and Natural History at Prescott College in Arizona and received his Law degree at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. While he has been fortunate to travel widely, his heart has always remained in Indiana.
Rob first practiced law in Bloomington at McCrea & McCrea, a law firm founded by his grandfather. After eight years of practice, he decided to return to environmental roots and worked as Land Preservation Director for Indiana’s largest land trust, Sycamore Land Trust. Representing the public interest on environmental issues and working towards ecosystem management and landscape scale conservation were ultimate career goals that guided Rob towards the study and practice of law.
As Landscape Conservation Attorney, Rob will focus primarily on land conservation and habitat protection projects, with a particular focus on the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape project. Rob will also assist with advocacy and support for the organization’s other focus areas related to conservation easements, environmental litigation, and helping helping to teach students in the Conservation Law Clinic at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law.
Conservation Law Center is bringing landscape-scale conservation to the heartland, and Rob, as the Landscape Conservation Attorney will be a key player in this effort.
Rob and his wife Aika, enjoy rock-climbing in their free time and spending time with their Goldendoodle Maple.
Welcome Rob to the CLC team!