Sophia Tidler

I work with clients to address the unique legal challenges facing Alaska Native communities, Native entities, and non-Native business enterprises. I bring a practical, interdisciplinary perspective rooted in understanding each client’s needs and delivering results-driven solutions.

Before joining Schwabe, I spent several years working in Alaska’s engineering and planning sectors. I earned my professional engineering license (PE) while designing sanitation infrastructure for rural tribal communities that are part of a large Alaska-based nonprofit health organization network, where I also supported its Climate Initiatives Program. I also worked in tribal planning, providing me with a strong foundation for advising clients on issues affecting Alaska Native communities.

My educational background ranges from arctic engineering to environmental transactional law. I received my civil engineering degree from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. And, at the Richardson School of Law, I earned a certificate in Environmental Law while focusing on environmentally threatened communities in Alaska and internationally.

Sophia Tidler, Feed It to the Ocean: The Federal Approach to Decommissioning in Alaska Native Climate Adaptation Projects, 41 Alaska L. Rev. 445-90 (2025)

Sophia Tidler, Holding The Torch: A Constitutional Framework to Secure a Life-Sustaining Climate for Future Generations, Pace Env’t L. Rev., The GreenLaw Blog (Dec. 11, 2025)