Justina Caviglia has more than 18 years of administrative, litigation and appellate experience in utility, regulatory, water, environmental and natural resource fields. She is a shareholder in Parsons’ Reno office.
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Biography
With experience in several administrative and litigation fields including energy, gas, water, wastewater, environmental and infrastructure matters, Justina Caviglia has represented clients before various administrative agencies, district courts, the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Judicial District Court of Appeals. She is a member of Parsons’ Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources practice teams. While licensed in Nevada and Washington, Justina also practices in Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Arizona.
Justina joins Parsons Behle & Latimer following her work as a senior regulatory attorney with two private utilities, a water and wastewater utility and an electric and gas utility, handling various regulatory matters before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and the Nevada State Engineer.
To the benefit of her natural resource clients, Justina possesses a deep understanding of, and extensive experience with, municipal processes and procedures from her work with local and state natural resource divisions.
Prior to her work with private utility companies, Justina represented the Division of Water Resources and the Nevada State Engineer, handling litigation and administrative appeals involving surface water, groundwater, dam and dam safety and other administrative decisions. She has also represented local government in various administrative, regulatory, litigation and appellate matters, which included all water and utility matters for the local municipal utility.
At the beginning of her legal career, Justina served as a law clerk for the Hon. David Gamble in the Ninth Judicial District Court of Nevada.
Experience
Represented Santander in $650M Debt and Tax Equity Financings for rPlus Energies’ Blacks Creek Energy Center
Parsons Behle & Latimer served as local counsel to the lender and tax equity investor for the debt and tax equity financings on rPlus Energies 400 MWac/520 MWdc Blacks Creek Energy Center in Ada County, Idaho, which will supply electricity to Idaho’s power grid. The Parsons’ attorney team advised on real estate, permitting, and energy regulatory matters.
Negotiating Clean Energy Agreements for Major Tech Company
Served as legal counsel for a leading technology company in developing a clean transition tariff and negotiating an energy supply agreement with a major utility. The agreement facilitates the acquisition of 115 MW of renewable energy from an enhanced geothermal plant, enabling long-term investments in clean firm capacity projects for the grid.
United States Supreme Court in Coachella Valley Water District v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
King v. St. Clair, 414 P.3d 314 (NV, 2018)
Available at https://ag.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/agnvgov/Content/News/PR/PR_Docs/2017/2017-08-07_17.40.42.AmicusBrief.pdf
Accomplishments
Academic
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D., 2006)
Dean’s Award Recipient
Environmental Law Society, President
University of Nevada, Reno (B.S./B.A. with Distinction, 2003)
Majored in Environmental Policy Analysis and Spanish with a Minor in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Attended USAC Study Abroad Program in Bilbao, Spain
Professional
State Bar of Nevada, Judicial Selection Committee
Completed Energy Bar Association's Energy Law Academy Curriculum 2023
Associations
Professional
Washoe County Bar Association
State Bar of Nevada, Energy, Utilities and Communication Law Section
State Bar of Nevada, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Council Member (2008-2012)
State Bar of Nevada, Ninth Judicial District Court Judicial Selection Committee, Temporary Member (2015)
Douglas County Bar Association, Secretary (2012-2015)
KNPB, Community Advisory Board (2014-2018)
Energy Bar Association
Women's Energy Network Member
Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
Nevada Mining Association
Nevada Water Resources Association
Insights
Load Growth from Data Centers—Issues, Challenges, and Potential Solutions
Parsons Behle & Latimer Elects Six New Shareholders: Parsons Now One of the Largest Law Firms in the Western Region
Parsons Behle & Latimer Attorneys to Present at American Exploration & Mining Expo Annual Meeting

