Environmental Law Attorneys in California | Profiles & Reviews

Environmental Law law in California covers environmental compliance, pollution liability, regulatory defense, contamination cleanup, and environmental impact challenges. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. California has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to environmental law cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for environmental law matters in California is generally 4 years written, 2 years oral, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and California's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of California sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on environmental law in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right environmental law attorney in California means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how environmental law law works in California — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to environmental law law in California. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Harry Wayne Harrison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bodell Law Group
 11455 El Camino Real #400 San Diego CA 92130
(858) 461-4699
University of San Diego School of Law
Bar #211141
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
T Troy Otus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Otus Law Group
 7901 Oakport St 4300 Oakland CA 94621
(510) 250-2298
Trinity Univ
Bar #148411
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Richard James Molin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stewart Humpherys & Molin, LLP
 PO BOX 720 CHICO CA 95927
(530) 891-6111
San Francisco State Unv
Bar #66894
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Michael J Maloney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J. Maloney, P.A
 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Ventura CA 93003
(805) 804-5393
Stanford University (1979)
Bar #90452
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
Darryl Paul Rains - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
 755 Page Mill Rd Palo Alto CA 94304
(650) 813-5600
Columbia Law School (1982)
Bar #104802
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
Stefan Blasig - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24417 Chancellor Ct. Laguna Hills CA 92653
(949) 282-9717
University of San Diego (1999)
English, German
Bar #213931
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Construction Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law Environmental Law
Edward Ray Flores - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flores Law Group, A Professional Corporation
 1421 E Chapman Ave Tustin CA 92866
(714) 769-1200
Bar #165511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Jeffrey Lawson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silicon Valley Law Group
 One North Market St. Suite 200 San Jose CA 95113
(408) 573-5700
California State University - San Jose State University
English
Bar #99855
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Environmental Law Real Estate Law
Jere Norwood Sullivan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jere N. Sullivan Jr.
 1141 Pacific St STE A San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 543-8869
The George Washington University Law School
Bar #73476
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Robert Arthur Bernheimer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert Arthur Bernheimer Law Firm
 www.RobBernheimer.com San Bernardino CA 92408
(760) 360-7666
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1990)
English
Bar #172018
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Jon Mitchell Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jackson & Wilson, Inc.
 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA 92656
(949) 855-8751
Western State University College of Law
Bar #123333
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Christopher Quinn Heckman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
SacValleyLaw LLP
 445 Normal Avenue Chico CA 95928
(530) 846-5691
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bar #300526
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Environmental Law
Robert Juan Saria - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 11344 Coloma Rd Suite 110 Gold River CA 95670
(916) 631-3553
Univ of Southern Calif
California Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Ryan Taiji Okabe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Okabe & Haushalter
 1230 Rosecrans Ave 300 Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 543-7708
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #215964
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Eben Lee Kurtzman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Red House Lawyer
 1131 Park Ave San Jose CA 95126
(408) 295-2105
Santa Clara University
Bar #144142
Santa Clara County Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
David Lincoln Axelrod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sierra Law Office of David L. Axelrod
 Sierra Law Office of David L. Axelrod 121 Duncan Way Roseville CA 95678
(209) 533-4270
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #138790
California State Courts Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Robert Harvey Bunzel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bartko Pavia LLP
 1 Embarcadero Center Ste 800 San Francisco CA 94111
(415) 956-1900
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1978)
Bar #99395
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Michael Terence Lyons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael T. Lyons
 2421 Calle Linares Santa Barbara CA 93109
(805) 570-0269
University of California - Santa Barbara
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Peter Hsiao - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King & Spalding LLP
 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1600 Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 443-4379
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1985)
Bar #119881
State Bar of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law
William Gordon Apger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of William G. Apger
 584 Ponderosa Cir Portola CA 96122
(530) 680-6511
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #142992
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Estate Planning Real Estate Law
Terrance James Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duane Morris LLP
 One Market Plaza, Spear Tower Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105
(415) 957-3130
Loyola University School of Law (2002)
Bar #227671
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Charles Salvatore LiMandri - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LiMandri & Jonna LLP
 16236 San Dieguito Road Building 3, Suite 3-15 Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
(858) 759-9930
Georgetown University Law Center
English
Bar #110841
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Environmental Law Insurance Defense
Leslie Raymond Perry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz LLP
 438 1st Street 4th Floor Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 525-8800
Univ of California Davis
Bar #62390
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Environmental Law
Jeffrey Francis LaFave - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LaFave Law
 655 W. Broadway #1700 San Diego CA 92101
(619) 727-6474
Univ of Redlands
Bar #151974
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Consumer Law
Michael Dennis Meadows - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook
 2121 N California Blvd 1020 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 947-1147
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #62110
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Jon Kiyoshi Renge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jon K. Renge
 1340 Van Ness Ave Fresno CA 93721
(559) 558-6660
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #188529
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Hewitt Pate - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chevron headquarters
 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon CA 94583
(952) 842-1000
University of Virginia (1987)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Environmental Law Tax Law
James Craig Sherwood - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bee Sweet Citrus
 416 E South Ave Fowler CA 93625
(559) 834-5345
University of San Diego (1990)
D.C. Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Employment Law
Lawrence David Rohlfing - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing
 12631 Imperial Hwy Ste C115 Santa Fe Springs CA 90670
(562) 868-5886
Whittier Law School
Bar #119433
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Environmental Law Gov & Administrative Law
Diane Lee McGimsey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
 1888 Century Park E 2100 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 712-6644
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1999)
Bar #234953
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
David Rick Nelson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 939 Appleridge Pl Fairfield CA 94534
(530) 934-3680
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Jesse Stayton Kaplan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jesse S. Kaplan, Attorney at Law
 5441 Fair Oaks Blvd C Carmichael CA 95608
(916) 488-3030
UCLA School of Law
Bar #103726
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
David T. Chapman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chapman Law Group, A.P.C.
 950 Northgate Drive Suite 306 Chapman Law Group, A.P.C. CA 94903
(415) 613-9483
Santa Clara University School of Law (1996)
English
Bar #207900
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Environmental Law
Robert Chihming Hsu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lexint Law P.C.
 13300 Crossroads Pkwy N 100 City of Industry CA 91746
(626) 286-7055
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #225437
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Michelle Diana Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michelle D. Smith
 6265 Highway 9 Felton CA 95018
(831) 264-7670
Golden Gate University School of Law (2001)
Bar #233515
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Estate Planning
Angela Christine Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meissner Ruggles Thompson, Inc.
 650 University Ave Ste 113 Sacramento CA 95825
(916) 930-0030
Oak Brook College of Law (2005)
Bar #238708
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Nelson Clyde Barry III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Nelson C. Barry III
 5228 Diamond Heights Blvd San Francisco CA 94131
(415) 587-0550
UC Hastings College of the Law
Bar #87839
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
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