People•Fred Breedlove
Fred Breedlove
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Fred Breedlove

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People•Fred Breedlove

Fred Breedlove focuses his practice on water, state and federal lands, mining, administrative law, and governmental relations. His experience includes water rights transactions (groundwater, surface water, and Colorado River entitlements), assured water supply permitting, consultation on compliance with active management area management plans, land and natural resource management, state land acquisition, federal Indian law, solar project siting, and cultural resources. Fred has represented land developers, landowners, golf courses, 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. 

  • Vermont Law School (J.D.)
    • Jonathan B. Chase Award for Excellence in Legal Writing 
  • Western Washington University (B.S., Environmental Policy & Assessment)

  • Maricopa County Bar Association (2020-Present)
  • State Bar of Arizona
    • Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section (2009-2016, 2021-Present)
      • At-large Member (2021-Present)
      • Secretary of Executive Council (2015-2016)
      • At-large Member (2011-2015)
  • Arizona Cattle Growers' Association (2019-Present)
  • Green Chamber of Phoenix
    • Board Member (2015-2016)
  • Arizona Green Chamber Public Policy Committee
    • Chair (2015-2016)

The Best Lawyers in America®, Environmental Law (2024); Natural Resources Law (2024)

  • Community Legal Services
    • Vice-President (2023-Present)
    • Board of Directors (2020-Present)
    • Executive Committee Treasurer (2022-2023)
    • Executive Committee Member-at-Large (2021-2022)
  • Youth T-Ball Coach (2020)
  • Youth Soccer Coach (2013-2016, 2018-2019, 2021)
  • Luke Air Force Base, Honorary Commander (2004-2005)

  • Arizona State Land Department Natural Resources Division, Director (2016-2019)
  • Squire Patton Boggs, Senior Associate (2011-2016)
  • Arizona Department of Water Resources, Deputy Counsel (2009-2011), Legislative Liaison (2006-2011)
  • Arizona Senate, Research Analyst (2005-2006)
  • City of Peoria, Arizona, Intergovernmental Affairs Intern (2003-2004)
  • Colorado River Indian Tribes, Paralegal (2002-2003)
  • U.S. Department of Energy, Presidential Management Fellow/Intern (2001-2002)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste Tribal Program Intern (1997-1998)

  • Arizona

  • Supreme Court of Arizona