Connie Sue Martin

Connie Sue Martin is an industry group leader at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in Seattle. Her practice combines environmental law, natural resource protection, and legal representation of Indian tribes. She advises tribes and businesses on contamination, cleanup, regulatory compliance, and environmental disputes. Her work includes drafting tribal codes and standards and representing parties before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators in complex environmental matters.

Connie Sue earned a Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University in 1987, a Master of Arts from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 1993, and a Juris Doctor summa cum laude from Seattle University School of Law in 1996. She also completed a graduate fellowship at the Rutgers University Institute of Animal Behavior. This background supports her work involving technical environmental issues and regulatory policy.

Her matters include representing the Colville Confederated Tribes in litigation involving CERCLA liability for cross-border contamination and advising tribes on environmental ordinances and cleanup standards. She has represented port districts in remediation matters, businesses in Clean Water Act disputes, and parties responding to natural resource damage claims. She also addresses investigations, environmental due diligence, and negotiated allocation of cleanup responsibilities.

Connie Sue Martin has received recognition from Chambers USA and Best Lawyers for work in Native American and environmental law. She has participated in tribal and environmental policy efforts, including Washington’s Model Toxics Control Act cleanup rule advisory process. Her practice integrates litigation, regulatory counseling, and experience with tribal legal systems. She helps clients protect natural resources and address the legal consequences of environmental contamination.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
• Member, Washington State Bar, Environmental and Land Use and Indian Law Sections
• Member, King County Bar Association, Environmental Section
• Member, Oregon State Bar Association, Environment and Natural Resources and Indian Law Sections
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association, Environment, Energy, and Resources Section and Hawaii Women Lawyers
• Member, Northwest Indian Bar Association
• Environmental Committee Chair, Associated General Contractors, Washington Chapter (2019)
• Board Member, Confluence (2011-Present)
• Founder and Board Member, John T. Williams Memorial Totem Pole Project (2011-2016)
• Former Board Member, President, Friends of Pierce County (2013-2014)
• Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group for the Cleanup Rule Update, Chapter 173-340 WAC, Washington Department of Ecology Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group (STAG) (2019-2027)

Licensed State

• Alaska
• Hawaii
• Oregon
• Washington

Education

• Seattle University, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Summa Cum Laude)
• University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
  Master of Arts (MA)
• Ohio State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)
• Rutgers University, Institute of Animal Behavior
  Graduate Fellow

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