Anna Stimmel is a senior attorney for Earthjustice’s California Regional Office.

Anna is passionate about protecting California’s public lands, waterways, and biodiversity. To this end, she has handled cases involving issues related to the never-ending battle in the Bay Delta among fish, agriculture, and water districts; removal of outdated dams that block salmon from upstream habitat; conservation of old growth forest habitats and desert landscapes; and threats to our national monuments. Anna seeks to preserve our natural resources for future generations and to do so in an equitable way.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Anna spent almost nine years at the U.S. Department of Justice where she was a senior attorney in the Environment and Natural Resources Division. While there, she handled both administrative record and de novo trial cases. Anna’s practice at DOJ focused primarily on litigation involving public lands and water rights.

Anna clerked for the District Court in the Eastern District of Tennessee. She graduated from American University – Washington College of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.