ADAM D. NIR

ASSOCIATE

Adam Nir is an associate attorney with Remy Moose Manley, LLP. His practice specializes in environmental law, land use and planning, water law, initiatives and referenda, and administrative law generally. Mr. Nir joined the firm in 2024.

Mr. Nir received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2024, with a certificate of concentration in Capital Lawyering. He attended McGeorge on the full, merit-based Pacific Law Scholarship. As a law student, he served as Chief Legislation Editor of the University of the Pacific Law Review, using his experience as an intern at the Office of Legislative Counsel to mentor staff writers on the dynamics of the legislative process. Mr. Nir also participated in several national competitions as a member of McGeorge’s negotiation team and in the school’s Capital Lawyering Clinic—working as a lobbyist to pass his own legislation in the California State Legislature. Mr. Nir gained first-hand experience in the executive branch of California’s government as well, working as a legal extern at California State Parks during his final semester of law school.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Nir attended Florida State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and graduated cum laude and with honors.

In his free time, Mr. Nir enjoys reading about history, following college football, spending time with his family and friends, and going to the park with his adorable dog, Gus.

HANNAH RIDER

ASSOCIATE

Hannah Rider is an associate attorney at Remy Moose Manley LLP.  She specializes in environmental law, land use and planning, and administrative law generally. Ms. Rider joined the firm in 2024. 

Ms. Rider received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Policy from Colorado College in 2018. She earned her Juris Doctorate from University of California Davis King Hall School of Law, where she attended on a Dean’s Merit Scholarship. During law school, she served as an Executive Editor for Environs, the school’s environmental law and policy journal. She also worked as an intern with the Environment and Natural Resources Sections of the California Attorney General’s Office, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the California Tahoe Conservancy. 

Outside of work, Ms. Rider enjoys spending time outdoors, especially biking, skiing, and hiking with her dog, Winnie.

BLAINE R. DYAS

ASSOCIATE

Blaine Dyas is an associate attorney at Remy Moose Manley LLP.  His practice focuses on environmental law, land use and planning, water law, initiatives and referenda, and administrative law generally. Mr. Dyas joined the firm in 2024.

Mr. Dyas earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law, where he attended on a Dean’s Merit Scholarship. He served as Senior Article Editor for Environs, an environmental law and policy journal. 

During his time in law school, Mr. Dyas worked with the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Aoki Water Justice Clinic, and Oppenheimer Investigations Group. He also founded the King Hall Renewable Energy Law Society (RELS), a student-led organization that facilitates energy policy discussions and career panels featuring energy law and policy professionals from the public, nonprofit, private, and policymaking sectors. Mr. Dyas was also the first student-member of the California Lawyers Association Environmental Legislative Review Committee.

Mr. Dyas earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas. As an undergraduate, he externed with Manhard Consulting as a civil engineering consultant and with Holder Construction as a construction manager. After graduating from Texas Tech, and before law school, he spent two and a half years working as an aerospace structures engineer.

In his spare time, Mr. Dyas enjoys shopping for vintage clothing, furniture, and décor, going on adventures with his Great Pyrenees, Goose, and networking and socializing with the Sacramento LGBTQ+ community.

SARA HELMS

ASSOCIATE

Sara Helms specializes in environmental law, land use and planning, water law, initiatives and referenda, and administrative law generally. 

Ms. Helms attended the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law on a full merit-based scholarship. She earned her Juris Doctorate with concentrations in Water and Environmental Law as well as Capital Lawyering. 

As a law student, Ms. Helms was a member of McGeorge’s Moot Court Honors Board and a Staff Writer for the University of the Pacific Law Review, Greensheets Volume. During law school, she interned with the California Air Resources Board, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the State Water Resources Control Board. 

In her free time, Ms. Helms enjoys hiking, traveling, cooking, spending time with her family and friends, and playing with her dog, Gunther, and cat, Doodle.

Natasha Roland

ASSOCIATE

Natasha Roland is an associate attorney in the Sacramento-based law firm of Remy Moose Manley, LLP, which specializes in environmental law, land use and planning, water law, initiatives and referenda, and administrative law generally. Ms. Roland joined the firm in 2024.

Ms. Roland received her Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs, graduating cum laude, with a minor in political science from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 2011. She received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School in 2016 with a distinction in public service. She attended law school on a full Wildman/Schumacher merit-based scholarship.

As a law student, Ms. Roland practiced in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s Civil Rights Clinic, interned for the Tribal Law and Policy Institute and led the school’s chapter of the Homelessness Prevention Law Project.

Just prior to law school she worked in development and communications for an international human rights organization focused on international humanitarian law and women’s rights. After graduating from law school, she received a sponsored postgraduate fellowship focused on homelessness prevention at a legal aid organization in Los Angeles. Ms. Roland later served as an attorney for children in dependency court, as an economic benefits attorney and ran an eviction defense legal clinic. Ms. Roland received her LLM in Water and Environmental Law from McGeorge Law School in 2024.