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
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
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
Cole Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silicon Valley Law Group
 One North Market St. Suite 200 San Jose CA 95113
(408) 573-5700
Santa Clara University School of Law (2019)
English
Bar #348022
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Environmental 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
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
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
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
Jason Dominguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Radcliff Mayes LLP
 515 S. Flower St 18th Floor Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 788-5336
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1992)
German, Spanish
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Education Law Employment Law
David Young - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David Young
 11845 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1110 Los Angeles CA 90064
(310) 575-0308
Harvard University
English
Bar #55341
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Environmental Law
Jonathan L. Willis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office
 427 West Main Street Mail To: PO Box 3935 El Centro CA 92243
(760) 457-7074
Santa Clara University School of Law (1976)
Spanish
Bar #88360
Southern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate DUI & DWI
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
Steven Michael Chabre - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Steven M. Chabre
 1335 Park Ave Alameda CA 94501
(510) 749-1440
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #173271
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Gov & Administrative Law
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
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
Karen L Lynch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCormick Barstow LLP
 1204 W Shaw Ave # 104 Fresno CA 93711
(559) 478-4370
California St Univ Fresno
Bar #161088
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Construction Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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
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
Harvey Peter Sackett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sackett and Associates
 1055 Lincoln Ave San Jose CA 95125
(408) 295-7755
Western State University College of Law
Bar #72488
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Gov & Administrative Law Social Security Disability
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
Erica Costa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berkey Williams LLP
 430 D St Davis CA 95616-4131
(510) 548-7070
UCLA School of Law
English
9th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Environmental Law Health Care Law
Robert Dunn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eimer Stahl LLP
 99 South Almaden Boulevard Suite 642 San Jose CA 95113
(408) 889-1690
The University of Chicago Law School (2007)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Consumer 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
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
John Steiner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John Steiner
 1600 Sacramento Inn Way Suite 214 Sacramento CA 95815-3461
(916) 883-1529
Chapman University
English, Farsi, Persian
United States District Court (USDC) for the Eastern District of California (Federal) Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
Daniel Mark Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bassi Edlin Huie & Blum LLP
 500 Washington St Suite 700 SF CA 94111
(415) 397-9006
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Bar #218502
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Personal Injury Products Liability
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
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
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
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
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
Ha Chung - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
 1900 Avenue of the Stars 7th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 203-8080
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
English
Unknown Status
Business Law Environmental Law
Lauren Kaye Valastro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Legalist
 58 W Portal Ave #747 San Francisco CA 94127
Texas Tech University School of Law (2009)
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business 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
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)
California Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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
Stephen Michael Miles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miles Law Group, P.C.
 2301 Dupont Drive Suite 530 Irvine CA 92612
Univ of California Irvine
Bar #185596
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Municipal Law
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