Steve Mashuda, managing attorney of the Oceans Program, works in Seattle.

Mashuda joined Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies office in Bozeman, Montana, as an associate attorney in 1998, where he specialized in Clean Water Act, forestry and Endangered Species Act litigation. In 2000, he joined Earthjustice’s Northwest regional office in Seattle, Washington, where he focused on Columbia-Snake River salmon litigation for the Save Our Wild Salmon coalition for more than 15 years. In 2015, Mashuda joined the Oceans Program as its managing attorney and now works with a team throughout the country on both domestic and international Ocean protection.

Mashuda received his J.D. from Vermont Law School. He also holds a Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School and a B.A. in History/Sociology from the University of Dayton.