Conservative lawyer named to senior BLM post (great news!) by Shannon Poe | Jul 18, 2019 | All About Mining, News & Events | 0 comments INTERIOR Conservative lawyer named to senior BLM post Scott Streater, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, July 15, 2019 The Bureau of Land Management has appointed William Perry Pendley, who until December was president of the conservative law firm Mountain States Legal Foundation, as deputy director of policy and programs.