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Jim Olmsted is the founder of Conservation & Preservation Counsel, a law firm
exclusively dedicated to representing land trusts and landowners in conservation easement
transactions. Mr. Olmsted received his J.D. from the University of California at Davis
School of Law in 1987. During law school, Mr. Olmsted interned with Judge Edward C. Reed
at the Federal District Court for the District of Nevada. After graduation from law
school, Mr. Olmsted clerked for Justice Charles E. Springer on the Nevada Supreme Court.
Mr. Olmsted is an active member of the state bar associations of California, Nevada,
Oregon and Washington. He has been practicing zoning, land use, real estate and
conservation law for twenty-one years. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Olmsted has
taught on the faculty of the University of Oregon School of Law and has a wealth of
experience in the public interest sector. Mr. Olmsted has served on the board of
directors of the Friends of the Columbia Gorge, the Friends of the Evergreen Highway, the
Heritage Trust of Clark County, the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission of Truckee,
California, and the Truckee Donner Land Trust. Of these organizations, Mr. Olmsted has
served as vice-president of the Friends of the Evergreen Highway and as president of the
Truckee Donner Land Trust. Mr. Olmsted has also represented major luxury ski and golf
resort developers. Mr. Olmsted is a frequent speaker and writer on topics relating to
conservation easements, land preservation and land protection. Mr. Olmsted's website
may be found at www.landprotect.com.

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