Aleja Cretcher

Aleja Cretcher joined Lozeau Drury as an Associate in 2026. Prior to joining the firm, Aleja worked on environmental justice issues as an Associate at Communities for a Better Environment.

Aleja received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where she specialized in Environmental Law and Critical Race Studies. During law school, she interned with the Community Partnerships team at Earthjustice, as well as with Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council. She served as the Environmental Justice Chair of the Environmental Law Society and as co-Symposium Editor for the UCLA Law Review, where she organized a two-day legal symposium on tribal sovereignty.

Aleja received a Bachelor of Science in Society and Environment from the University of California, Berkeley.