Chatten-Brown, Carstens & Minteer (CBC) is a public interest oriented law firm specializing in environmental and land use law. CBC's attorneys represent environmental and community groups in administrative processes and litigation with the objective of enforcing laws to protect California's environment and the quality of our lives. CBC's environmental attorneys also represent government agencies that seek to enforce environmental laws.
CBC is particularly well known for the expertise of its lawyers-and impressive track record of success-involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). While CBC has offices in Los Angeles and San Diego, the firm's environmental law practice is statewide. CBC has achieved a high degree of success in the majority of its endeavors.
Both founding partner Jan Chatten-Brown and managing partner Douglas Carstens are consistently named Super Lawyers, reflecting their selection by peers as being in the top 5% of lawyers in Southern California.Jan has twice been listed by California's legal publication, the Daily Journal, as one of the top women litigators in California.
CBC is particularly well known for the expertise of its lawyers-and impressive track record of success-involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). While CBC has offices in Los Angeles and San Diego, the firm's environmental law practice is statewide. CBC has achieved a high degree of success in the majority of its endeavors.
Both founding partner Jan Chatten-Brown and managing partner Douglas Carstens are consistently named Super Lawyers, reflecting their selection by peers as being in the top 5% of lawyers in Southern California.Jan has twice been listed by California's legal publication, the Daily Journal, as one of the top women litigators in California.
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Chatten-Brown, Carstens & Minteer's environmental law practice is statewide and the firm represents clients throughout California, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland, Contra Costa, Fresno, Bakersfield, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, as well as Orange County, Alameda County, Santa Clara County, Kern County, Ventura County, Amador County, Stanislaus County, Sonoma County, Madera County, Napa County, and Placer County.
Chatten-Brown, Carstens & Minteer (CBC) is a small, public interest law firm established in 1995 by Jan Chatten-Brown after twenty-one years of practicing environmental law.
CBC's practice focuses on environmental, natural resource, land use, municipal, and government law.
We offer a wide array of litigation, counseling, and planning services, and litigate in both state and federal court.
CBC has achieved a high degree of success in the majority of its endeavors.
In reported appellate cases, our firm has an over 90% success rate.
CBC's practice focuses on environmental, natural resource, land use, municipal, and government law.
We offer a wide array of litigation, counseling, and planning services, and litigate in both state and federal court.
CBC has achieved a high degree of success in the majority of its endeavors.
In reported appellate cases, our firm has an over 90% success rate.
Douglas Carstens, managing partner, is a graduate of Cornell University and UCLA Law School.
Prior to attending law school, he served for five years as an officer in the Navy.
During law school, Doug was awarded a Joseph Drown Foundation Fellowship to work at the Lands Section of the California Attorney General's office, and worked as a legal clerk at a business and entertainment litigation firm.
Doug has extensive experience in environmental, land use, municipal, and natural resource matters.
He was a member of the Long Beach Naval Complex Restoration Advisory Board overseeing the implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure Act process for the Long Beach Naval Station and Shipyard.
Prior to attending law school, he served for five years as an officer in the Navy.
During law school, Doug was awarded a Joseph Drown Foundation Fellowship to work at the Lands Section of the California Attorney General's office, and worked as a legal clerk at a business and entertainment litigation firm.
Doug has extensive experience in environmental, land use, municipal, and natural resource matters.
He was a member of the Long Beach Naval Complex Restoration Advisory Board overseeing the implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure Act process for the Long Beach Naval Station and Shipyard.
Josh Chatten-Brown is a partner in Chatten-Brown, Carstens & Minteer's San Diego office.
As a land use and environmental law attorney, he has litigated a wide variety of cases including matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Coastal Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Josh has represented clients throughout the state and has successfully argued cases before the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Josh also lectures on CEQA litigation and practice.
As a land use and environmental law attorney, he has litigated a wide variety of cases including matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Coastal Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Josh has represented clients throughout the state and has successfully argued cases before the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Josh also lectures on CEQA litigation and practice.
Chatten-Brown, Carstens & Minteer (CBC) is a premier environmental law firm dedicated to environmental protection.
CBC attorneys are knowledgeable in a wide array of local, state, and federal environmental laws, with specialized expertise in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
In addition to CEQA, CBC provides legal services for clients in issues involving land use, historic preservation, the Coastal Act, state and federal water and air quality laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), state and federal endangered species laws, and timber harvesting laws, among others.
CBC attorneys are knowledgeable in a wide array of local, state, and federal environmental laws, with specialized expertise in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
In addition to CEQA, CBC provides legal services for clients in issues involving land use, historic preservation, the Coastal Act, state and federal water and air quality laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), state and federal endangered species laws, and timber harvesting laws, among others.
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