Fred Breedlove focuses his practice in environmental and natural resources. 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 government agencies (Arizona Game & Fish Department, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service, various counties, cities, and towns, among others) 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. He was a frequent speaker at public meetings and events representing the State Land Commissioner and Arizona State Land Department and he has deep experience with the Arizona legislative process and bill drafting. Fred also has represented land developers, private water and energy utility businesses, government agencies, and investment firms while in private practice, primarily on transactions involving various categories of water rights, including Colorado River entitlements.
