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Judicial ExperienceMr. King served as a Mendocino County judge before returning to private practice in 1997. He was a justice (municipal) court judge from 1983-89, then was elevated to the superior court by Gov

Michael Mantell founded Resources Law Group to help design and administer initiatives that enable philanthropic foundations, individuals, landowners, and government agencies to achieve significant, lasting conservation results.

Julie Turrini’s practice focuses on conservation financing and real estate transactions and conservation philanthropy, with particular emphasis on providing strategic advice in structuring guidelines and procedures for program-related investment programs and transaction underwriting, structuring, negotiating, and monitoring for specific program-related investment projects.

Resources Law Group LLP. offers legal and policy expertise to help advance cutting-edge approaches to conservation. Creative, nimble, and effective, we are committed to delivering enduring outcomes for our clients—and for the environment.

Braiden’s clients include Fortune 500 companies with business interests in California, including commercial, residential, agricultural, and industrial businesses

BioArielle is a shareholder in Miller Starr Regalia’s Walnut Creek office and a member of the firm’s Land Use Department and Appellate Practice Group

What makes us different? At Bonapart & Associates, we believe that what most clients want and deserve is assistance in developing a cost-efficient and socially responsible strategy for resolving their problems.

Ms. Loda is an attorney based in Oakland, California offering legal advice and support for individuals, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, cooperatives, and micro-entrepreneurs.

Joshua Steinhauer’s practice focuses on real estate, land use development, and environmental compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for large and complex, commercial, institutional, residential and mixed use development projects.

Susannah T. French joined the firm in 1993 and represents public entities and environmental groups throughout California on a wide range of environmental and land use issues, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), planning and zoning law, elections law, endangered species and habitat protection, and takings litigation.

Barry Epstein is a partner in the San Francisco office and a member of the Land Use and Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Groups.

Matthew D. Zinn is a partner with the firm. He joined Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP in 2001 after serving as a law clerk to Chief Judge John M.

Tamara S. Galanter joined Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger LLP in 1989 and is a partner with the firm. She counsels and litigates on behalf of public entities, land trusts, community groups and environmental organizations concerning environmental and land use matters, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), conservation easements, subdivision and general plan law, public agency administration, and real estate transactions.

Sarah Sigman is a partner with the firm. She joined SMW in 2010 after serving as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ms. Clark regularly advises land trusts on complex legal issues, including conservation easement drafting and enforcement. She also counsels the Colorado River Indian Tribes in its efforts to ensure cultural resource protection on public lands facing pressure from utility-scale energy developers and other uses.

Ms. Minner frequently assists cities and local agencies in land use and administrative matters. She has extensive experience drafting municipal zoning ordinances, including ordinances addressing medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities.

Robert “Perl” Perlmutter joined Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger in 1996 and is a partner with the firm. His practice areas include local initiatives and referendums, green building, land use, CEQA, NEPA, the Clean Water Act, Federal and California Clean Air Acts, California Endangered Species Act, general plan and zoning laws, conservation easements, the Political Reform Act, and open meeting laws.

Bill White joined Shute Mihaly & Weinberger in 1995 and rejoined the firm in 1998 after a year as an attorney with Earthjustice. He is a partner with the firm.

Andrew Bell advises clients on the permitting of large-scale energy and real estate development projects on private lands in California and on federal public lands across the western United States.

The Law Offices of Robin Jepsen (formerly the Law Offices of Zad Leavy & Robin Jepsen) provides the following services: trusts and estates planning and administration real estate transactions, with an emphasis on transactions for the conservation of open space, ranching and agricultural land Robin Jepsen has practiced law on the Monterey Peninsula since 1994 when she began working with attorney Zad Leavy on estate planning matters and real estate transactions for conservation.

Ken’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of public agency clients.  He has substantial experience representing California municipalities in the areas of land use and planning, redevelopment, economic development, eminent domain and code enforcement.

Beth understands the critical issues impacting development in California. She has extensive California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Coastal Act, Subdivision Map Act, Endangered Species Act and easement, title and public law expertise.

Nossaman represents a wide array of government and private entities engaged in resource use and conservation activities both within California and across the nation.

Scott A. Sommer is counsel at Larson O'Brien LLP.  With more than 40 years of experience, Mr. Sommer is one of the preeminent real estate, environmental, water, and land use litigators in California.

Mr. Schroeder has provided quality legal services to individuals, families, farmers, ranchers, businesses, non-profit organizations, cities, and counties.

Rick Glick helps clients navigate the labyrinth of federal and state environmental permitting processes for major infrastructure projects. He counsels clients that the shortest path to long-term success usually correlates with the smallest environmental footprint.

With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Feldman provides trusted and effective representation in high-profile Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and related litigation and administrative proceedings.

Laura’s practice includes water rights acquisitions, sales, contracts, easements, well share and water delivery agreements, adjudications, permitting, extensions, transfers, certification, regulatory compliance and litigation of water rights disputes before state administrative bodies as well as State and Federal trial and appellate courts.

Therese Ure completed factual investigations related to civil and administrative matters; drafted and edited documents; prepared trial exhibits; prepared for and undertook client interviews; drafted state and federal agency requests; prepared for and completed witness identification and preliminary interviews; prepared discovery requests; organized production requests and responses; completed simple legal research; and assisted attorneys in all aspects of hearing and trial.

Marc Campopiano has extensive experience in obtaining governmental approvals and ensuring environmental compliance for major energy, infrastructure, and land use matters.

Bick Law LLP is a first-class California environmental law firm representing Fortune 500 businesses in transactional, compliance, enforcement, land use, regulatory and litigation matters across the globe.

Ellen’s experience in the fields of tax, real estate, nonprofit governance, and alternative dispute resolution allows her to counsel her clients in all aspects of their work.

Elizabeth Wroblicka is an attorney who specializes in land conservation transactions, protecting family farms and forests, conservation easement amendments, enforcement, and nonprofit management, including land trust accreditation and estate planning.