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Practice Areas
Environmental
Experience
Catherine has over 20 years of experience as an environmental lawyer. Her practice includes remediation and development of contaminated properties, brownfields, environmental due diligence, environmental reporting requirements, hazardous waste, postclosure uses of landfills, Proposition 65, OSHA appeals, asbestos notifications, air permits, asbestos premises liability, mold-related counseling and litigation, and environmental litigation to recover cleanup costs. Catherine represents clients from many industries, including homebuilders, REITs, public agencies, an agricultural cooperative, a hazardous waste recycling facility, retail and manufacturing facilities, and a national construction company. Catherine has been named as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" in the field of environmental law by the publishers of San Francisco Magazine.
Representative Work
Remediation and development of contaminated properties into multifamily housing projects and single family housing projects
Securing insurance defense costs for a dry cleaner sued for cleanup
Advising clients on FIN 47 compliance issues
Defending a client in a threatened Proposition 65 suit, resulting in a written retraction of the notice of intent to sue.
Securing Coastal Commission approval of an affordable housing project
Developing operations and maintenance plan for mold for owners of multifamily housing
Education
The University of Virginia School of Law; J.D. (1985)
Smith College; B.A., Religious Studies (1979) | 