Fred Breedlove focuses his practice in water, public lands, and natural resources. His experience includes water rights transactions (groundwater, surface water, and Colorado River entitlements), land and natural resource management, federal Indian law, energy project siting, cultural resources, and government relations. Fred has represented land developers, landowners, ranchers, farmers, private water and energy utility businesses, government agencies, and investment firms.
His experience includes managing the grazing, agriculture, minerals, water rights, environmental, trespass, and natural resource conservation district programs for the Arizona State Land Department, and coordinating with state, Tribal, and federal government agencies on non-urban land management and planning. Fred has worked closely with ranchers and farmers to address resource management concerns including cultural resources, water availability, endangered species, travel management, grassland restoration, invasive species, and environmental contamination. He has experience coordinating with state and federal public officials and agencies on border issues on behalf of the state and the lessees of state grazing land and siting projects within the jurisdiction of the International Boundary and Water Commission.
Fred also served as the legislative liaison for the Arizona Department of Water Resources for five years and he has experience with the Arizona legislative process, bill drafting, and government relations.
