Monarch Butterfly

Mission Our mission is to provide high-quality, effective legal representation for those who share our commitment to fight for the right to own and use property, limited and ethical government, individual liberty, and the free enterprise system.

Peter Nichols practices: water law, water quality law, environmental law, and land and water conservation law.  Peter has particular expertise in the federal Clean Water Act and water rights, conservation easements involving water rights, and the temporary use of agricultural irrigation water rights to meet municipal needs.

Karen Budd-Falen has returned to the Budd-Falen Law Offices after her two-year appointment in the Trump Administration, Department of the Interior, as the Deputy Solicitor for Wildlife and Parks.

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

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