Mr. Myers presently serves as Of Counsel with the law firm of Holland & Hart, LLP where he represents a broad range of clients regarding public lands, natural resources and environmental law. His practice encompasses state and federal litigation, appeals, administrative proceedings and lobbying. Mr. Myers originally joined the firm in 1997 and returned to the firm in 2003 after a two-year period of public service as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.

Mr. Myers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from the College of William and Mary and a Juris Doctor degree in 1981 from the University of Denver College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Myers was on the editorial staff of both the Denver Law Journal and the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. After graduation, Mr. Myers practiced law in Sheridan, Wyoming.

In 1985, United States Senator Alan Simpson (Wyo-ret.) hired Mr. Myers to advise the Senator on Senate Judiciary Committee business, as well as public land issues. In 1989, Mr. Myers joined the executive branch as an Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States. When the Attorney General retired from his position, Mr. Myers joined the U.S. Department of Energy as Deputy General Counsel for Programs. As Deputy General Counsel, he supervised department attorneys in the areas of civilian nuclear energy, procurement, international energy, and power marketing.

Mr. Myers returned to the private sector in 1993 and subsequently represented a livestock trade association where he specialized in federal land issues. In 1997, Mr. Myers and his family moved to Boise, Idaho, where he joined the law firm of Holland & Hart to continue his practice in natural resources and public land law. At the firm, Mr. Myers handled a mix of litigation, transactional work, and legislative advocacy.

In July 2001, President Bush, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed Mr. Myers to serve as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. In that position as the chief legal officer and third-ranking official at the Department, Mr. Myers provided advice and counsel to the Secretary and to departmental offices and bureaus. He supervised over 300 attorneys in 19 offices located across the country.

Mr. Myers is a past Vice-Chairman of the Public Lands and Land Use Committee of the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources. He is admitted to practice in Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming and the District of Columbia, as well as various federal district and circuit courts and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Myers is married and has two children.