Sample Areas of Practice

CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES

• Brownfields
• Gas stations
• Plating shops
• Circuit board manufacturing
• Dry cleaners
• Junk yards
• Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
• UST Cleanup Trust Fund for leaking USTs
• Board of Equalization issues
• Regulatory orders and issues
• Federal and state EPAs
• State and regional water quality control boards
• Department of Toxic Substances Control
• County Department of Health Services
• Corrective action
• Property transfers
• Due diligence

ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES

• Plating operations
• Air pollution
• Asbestos
• Hazardous substance discharges
• Transport issues

OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• Federal actions - CERCLA (Superfund), RCRA
• State actions
• Hazardous substances
• Hazardous wastes
• Legislation
• Prop. 65
• Storm water
• Mold
• CEQA
• Land use

INSURANCE COVERAGE

• Seeking property and liability coverage for policy holders
• Duty to defend
• Bad faith

REAL PROPERTY ISSUES

• Border disputes
• Water drainage
• Disclosure issues
• Nuisance
• Trespass
• Homeowner Association disputes

UNLAWFUL DETAINERS

• Landlord/tenant disputes

GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION

• General business and property-related litigation
• Environmental
• Insurance