Environmental Law Counsel in Los Angeles and San Diego
As one of California's leading environmental counsel and litigation firms, Caufield & James serves a statewide and national clientele on the full range of environmental law issues, from air quality board permit applications to the documentation of complex transfers of water rights. To learn how we can advance your company's interests in environmental compliance and dispute resolution, contact our law firm for a review of your legal needs.
We stay ahead of your environmental needs through proactive advice
As experienced environmental law attorneys, we offer outstanding value for Los Angeles and Southern California businesses who need to keep their operations in full compliance with local air and water quality board regulations, state hazardous waste disposal standards, and federal statutory and regulatory schemes. To avoid liability and protracted administrative enforcement proceedings, our clients know how to manage their environmental obligations at the front end with the benefit of our lawyers' advice.
We also advise businesses with the private side of environmental law, from due diligence on contamination and remediation matters in real property transactions to insurance coverage issues for losses or liability claims. Our experience with the identification and resolution of environmental liability risks in business contracts of all kinds can help your company avoid some very expensive headaches.
Our law firm has a national reputation in environmental litigation
As sophisticated and experienced environmental litigation attorneys, our law firm can protect your interest in a wide range of disputes ranging from local land use and zoning matters to EPA litigation under any one of a tangle of interrelated environmental statutes. Examples of our experience with environmental lawsuits include the following:
- CERCLA or RCRA litigation initiated by EPA or a private party
- Disputes over the sufficiency or conclusions of an environmental impact statement or report
- Insurance coverage issues concerning defense and indemnification of environmental claims brought against your business
- Actions concerning the denial of an essential permit by a regulatory agency
- Negotiation and resolution of permit or license violations and removal or remediation orders
- Toxic tort litigation involving groundwater or soil contamination, air or water pollution, or the use of hazardous chemicals in manufactured products
- California Proposition 65 litigation alleging chemical contamination of drinking water supplies
We represent major corporations across the country and throughout California, but our clients also include small businesses in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. For a small retailer such as a convenience store or dry cleaner, the potential liability involved with improper chemical disposal or the failure of an underground storage tank can be disastrous. An experienced environmental law attorney can show you how to limit your risk and find practical solutions to major environmental problems.
The lawyers of Caufield & James can help you whether you need to defend high-stakes EPA litigation or just need advice about the environmental risks of a real estate project. Contact our office to learn how you can benefit from our experience in your daily operations or for a particular liability issue.
