Devoted Guidance From Resourceful Lawyers

Month: September 2016

How do you define a “win” in an environmental enforcement matter?

People across California and elsewhere who watch cop shows and crime dramas that regularly feature courtroom processes and procedures might sometimes be led to believe that stridently aggressive and “scorched-earth” attorneys always win the day for their clients. That is, what they see might lead them to regard in-your-face obstinacy coupled with disdain for civil discussions and compromise as the…

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Understanding Clean Water Act Violation Claims

Clients frequently receive a “Notice of Violation” from a regulatory agency and/or sometimes from private law firms alleging violation of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). With the most recent changes in the CWA regulations, various facilities and operations that were previously in compliance with the CWA and had appropriate storm water plans in place may not find themselves no longer…

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