Grace Koster

Grace represents states, tribes, and local governments in complex consumer protection and environmental actions. Grace joined Sher Edling in 2023 to hold polluters accountable and advance clean water and climate adaptation for communities across the country. Grace earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, with certificates in environmental law and energy and clean technology law. During law school, she served as an editor on the California Law Review and Ecology Law Quarterly, and worked pro bono for California Indian Legal Services, which provides legal services for Native people throughout the state.

Prior to law school, Grace had a career as a marine ecologist, connecting science to community needs in the development of ocean policy. She earned her B.S and M.S. at Stanford University’s School of the Earth, in the Earth Systems program, focused on complex social and ecological challenges. She has worked with public agencies and conservation organizations around the world to implement innovative solutions in the context of rapid and heart wrenching global change.

Off hours, you can find Grace at the beach with her family, enjoying the California coast.