|
Visibility Rankings  | | #1,957 out of 13,077 lawyers in San Francisco, California | | #141,885 out of 890,243 total lawyers Overall |
|
|
|
| Practice Areas | Land Use Permitting; Brownfields Redevelopment; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Water Quality; Wetlands Protection; Wildlife Law; Protected Species; Clean Water Act; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Health and Safety; Environmental Due Diligence; Environmental Insurance; Environmental Legislative Practice; Environmental Permitting; Hazardous Materials and Substances; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) | | | Education | Stanford University, J.D., 1995, Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1989 | | | Admitted | 1995, California; 2002, District of Columbia | |
| Memberships | Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Environment, Energy and Resources; Real Property). | | | Born | Fairfax, Virginia, November 10, 1967 | | | Biography | Attorney, U.S. Department of Interior Honors Program, 1995-1996. Member, State Bar Legislative Policy Committee, 1999-2004. Executive Committee Member, State Bar Environmental Law Section, 2005—. Board Member, California State Parks Foundation, 1999—. Lecturer, Federal Endangered Species Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. Executive Editor, Stanford Environmental Law Journal, 1995. Co-Author, "The Legal Framework for Brownfields Redevelopment in California: A Practical Guide for Sellers and Other PRPs," 9 California Environmental Law & Remediation Reporter, 73, June 1999. | | | ISLN | 910108421 | |
Articles by this firm on Martindale.com
How to Mitigate Unavoidable Impacts to Aquatic Resources under the New Rule Elizabeth A. Lake, Lawrence R. Liebesman, Abigail Leah Ramsden, April 21, 2008 The Corps' general approach to mitigation remains unchanged, with a focus on first avoiding, then minimizing, and finally compensating for unavoidable impacts to wetlands. The rule specifies three options to offset unavoidable impacts:
Mitigation Efforts Going ForwardElizabeth A. Lake, Lawrence R. Liebesman, Abigail Leah Ramsden, April 21, 2008 While the new rule becomes effective on June 9, 2008, permit applications received prior to the effective date will be processed in accordance with existing regulations and guidance. Any permits submitted after the effective date must comply with the new rule unless a district engineer makes a...
|
|
|