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Navigate the complex world of environmental law in California

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Who We Are

Our firm represents property owners and businesses in environmental litigation and as advisors for matters involving soil and groundwater remediation, Clean Water Act citizen suits, Water Board 13304 and 13267 orders, and more.

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Where Standard Real Estate Forms Fall Short

Many commercial and industrial real estate transactions, despite being both complicated and expensive, use standard commercial real estate forms for the ease and convenience. But what's easy now, is not necessarily best. We discuss a few reasons why, in this video.

Practice Areas

Let us guide you through the complex world of environmental law

Water

Defend clients in Clean Water Act citizen suits and government enforcement of construction and industrial NPDES stormwater permits; respond to DTSC and Water Board demands to investigate contaminated soil and groundwater; advise clients regarding water rights.

Land Use

Help clients with environmental risk assessment and management related to real estate transactions; represent real parties in interest in CEQA negotiations and litigation; assist clients with conservation easements and repurposing of industrial lands.

Waste

Defend clients and negotiate settlement of City, State, and Federal investigation and remediation orders; advise clients on hazardous materials handling and compliance; work with clients to voluntarily assess and address potential on-site contamination.

Advice

Offer clients strategic advice for compliance, pre-litigation, and risk assessment; assist with reporting to Boards and ownership; assist with due diligence for real estate transactions; obtain government records.

Litigation

When negotiations don’t work, we use decades of litigation and trial experience to represent clients as plaintiffs and defendants in federal and California complex litigation.

Soil

Advise clients on brownfields redevelopment projects; assist real estate counsel and clients with risk assessment and indemnification; work with clients on-site closures; defend clients in CERCLA/RCRA/HSAA litigation in State and Federal court; evaluate and advise clients on potential liabilities from USTs and ASTs.
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  • She is an effective attorney.

    Our clients purchased commercial property as a retirement investment before deciding to sell it a few years later. They owned and leased out the property without incident or indication of an on-site problem. Yet, thirty years later, they were listed as potentially responsible parties on a draft Cleanup and Abatement Order arising from contamination that pre-dated their purchase – they’d had no idea it was there.

    Read what happened next!

    Cliff

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