Joseph J. Gregory

Associate

Joseph Gregory delivers comprehensive, practical legal solutions to clients with environmental and natural resource needs.

As a trained environmental law attorney, Joseph applies his legal training, his solutions-oriented approach, and his 17 years of client service experience to assist both private and governmental clients with environmental regulatory and litigation matters. No challenge is too complex for Joseph, and he relishes helping clients meet their goals.

Professional, Community And Pro Bono Involvement

  • California Lawyers Association, Environmental Law Section, 2022–present
  • Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 2024–present
  • Native American Bar Association, 2025–present
  • UCLA Environmental Law Society, 2022–2025
  • UCLA Law Review, Vol. 72, Chief Managing Editor, 2023–2025
  • National Native American Law Students Association, Historian, 2023–2025
  • UCLA Native American Law Students Association, President, 2023–2024
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance, Vol. 10, Managing Editor, 2023–2025
  • Tribal Legal Development Clinic, Volunteer, 2024–2025
  • Wildfire Relief, Legal Aid Foundation of L.A., Volunteer, 2025
  • CalFresh Initiative, Food Law Society, Volunteer, 2024–2025
  • Rocky Mountain Pathways Ranch, Allenspark, CO, Board Member, 2021–present
  • Blackbird Farm, Philo, CA, Board Member, 2021–present

Honors & Rankings

  • Extern, Hon. Sunshine S. Sykes, United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2025
  • Pro Bono Distinction, UCLA School of Law, 2025
  • Scholar, Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy Law, 2024–2025
  • California Bar Scholar, California Indian Law Association, 2025
  • CILA Scholar, California Indian Law Association, 2024
  • Dean’s Scholar, UCLA School of Law, 2022–2025
  • Kern Scholar, Azusa Pacific Seminary, Azusa Pacific University, 2014–2017

Joseph is a born Californian, raised in the Los Angeles area. He loves keeping up on developments in environmental regulation, ongoing natural resource litigation, and legal developments in Indian Country.

Joseph spends as much time as possible outdoors with his girlfriend, Jessica, and their red lab, “Betts.” He has visited 6 of 8 National Parks in California and summited 10 of California’s 15 peaks over 14,000 feet. He has also hiked the John Muir Trail, the High Sierra Trail, and 1800 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Joseph loves J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, cooking in cast iron, and baseball.

Professional, Community And Pro Bono Involvement

  • California Lawyers Association, Environmental Law Section, 2022–present
  • Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 2024–present
  • Native American Bar Association, 2025–present
  • UCLA Environmental Law Society, 2022–2025
  • UCLA Law Review, Vol. 72, Chief Managing Editor, 2023–2025
  • National Native American Law Students Association, Historian, 2023–2025
  • UCLA Native American Law Students Association, President, 2023–2024
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance, Vol. 10, Managing Editor, 2023–2025
  • Tribal Legal Development Clinic, Volunteer, 2024–2025
  • Wildfire Relief, Legal Aid Foundation of L.A., Volunteer, 2025
  • CalFresh Initiative, Food Law Society, Volunteer, 2024–2025
  • Rocky Mountain Pathways Ranch, Allenspark, CO, Board Member, 2021–present
  • Blackbird Farm, Philo, CA, Board Member, 2021–present

Honors & Rankings

  • Extern, Hon. Sunshine S. Sykes, United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2025
  • Pro Bono Distinction, UCLA School of Law, 2025
  • Scholar, Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy Law, 2024–2025
  • California Bar Scholar, California Indian Law Association, 2025
  • CILA Scholar, California Indian Law Association, 2024
  • Dean’s Scholar, UCLA School of Law, 2022–2025
  • Kern Scholar, Azusa Pacific Seminary, Azusa Pacific University, 2014–2017