Thinking Like a Lawyer

Join Fair Shake staff to learn and practice how to find and pull important legal, policy, and organizing levers to move your goals forward.


Navigating Bureaucracy

Learn how municipal, county, state, and federal governments work together to make environmental decisions, and who has decision-making power over the issues you care about.

Thinking Like a Lawyer: Navigating Bureaucracy (January, 2026)

Slides - Navigating Bureaucracy


Zoning and permitting

Learn how zoning and permitting create ‘stamps of approval’ that you can use to advocate for your goals, and how to read these complex legal documents to find levers to push.

Thinking Like a Lawyer: Zoning and Permitting (February, 2026)

Slides - Zoning and Permitting


Right to Know Requests, Public Meetings, and Commenting

Learn strategies to submit strong Right to Know Requests and use Commenting to make your voice heard.

Thinking like a Lawyer: Right to Know Requests, Public Meetings, and Commenting (March, 2026)

Slides - Right to Know Requests, Public Meetings, and Commenting