Welcome to the Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section starting our 26th year. We are thrilled to kick off our second 25 years and have many exciting programs planned for 2012-13.

Our 11th Annual Fall Symposium was one of our best programs yet, and our 27th Annual Super Symposium in downtown Los Angeles on April 12, 2013 will be another great informative day. Mark your calendars!!

As always, we will also have some great lunch-hour programs where you can learn about a specific area within our very varied practice specialty and obtain MCLE credit as well. Check this website for more details as the year goes on.

I hope to see you soon at an Environmental Law Section program!

Given our Section's many accomplishments and successes, I am very honored yet humbled to serve as the Environmental Law Section's Chair for 2012-13. Your Officers and I look forward to serving your needs.

Please feel free to email or call me if you have questions or would like to see our Section address something specific in the future.

Steve Elie
Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP
(213) 629-7745
s.elie@mpglaw.com
Chair, LACBA Environmental Law Section

Upcoming Events

Ever Changing and Never Ceasing to Challenge -
Environmental Law Nuts and Bolts
June 11, 2013

Registration/Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Program: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Los Angeles County Bar Association

Program Information:
Please join us as a panel including representatives from the State of California, the private sector, and the consulting side discuss the latest in environmental law, including CERCLA, CEQA, and Environmental Justice from the perspective of the up and coming environmental lawyers and consultants.
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Environmental Law Spring Membership Reception
June 6, 2013

Registration: 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Meal/Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Program: 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Los Angeles Athletic Club

Program Information:
At this year's annual spring reception, the Environmental Law Section is pleased to honor Mark Gold, Associate Director of UCLA's Institute of Sustainability and the Environment. Dr. Gold formerly served as President of environmental group Heal the Bay, dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy, and clean. He has been inducted into the UCLA School of Public Health Hall of Fame and has received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award and the Aspen Institute Cato Fellowship.
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To promote the Section's Outreach efforts, this event is complimentary for all Section Members, judges, government and public interest lawyers, and students.

Event Materials

April 12, 2013
27th Annual Environmental Law Super Symposium:
Future Perfect - What's Happening Now in Environmental Law
Event Materials (PDF file, 265 pp.)
• Panel 3: PowerPoint Presentation, George E. Hays
Panel 3, Figure 2 – Impacts of Additional and Non-Additional Offsets, pdf
• Panel 4: PowerPoint Presentation, Gene A. Lucero
• Panel 6: PowerPoint Presentation, Michael J. Carroll

All event materials of older events can be found in the Archives.

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Additional Links

Information about Officers and Directors of the Section

Information on upcoming events is available, click here.

We have created a list of commonly used websites and websites of interest to environmental attorneys. Please provide us with your suggestions and comments on this list.

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