Environmental Law Section

Thursday - Sunday, October 17-20, 2019 Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite1122 CA-41Fish Camp, CA 93623 Online registration has now closed. Registration Deadline: October 10, 2019 Qualifies for 11.50 Hours MCLE credit. Includes 2.5 Hours of Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society Credit. Conference Topics | Program Schedule | Essential Information | Hotel Information | SponsorsConference Mobile App | Mentor Program | Scholarship ProgramBrochure | Registration Form The Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite® is nationally recognized as… Read more

For a PDF version of these guidelines, click here. Implementation of the Model Law Office Sustainability Guidelines below will help State Bar members minimize the environmental impacts of law practice. Education Educate all new and existing employees and firm members about the sustainability policy. Invite and promote speakers on sustainability and conservation during firm training. Maintain communication with the building owner regarding sustainable management of the office building. Monitor and record rates of water and energy use and solid and… Read more

Did you miss the 2018 Yosemite conference or an important panel presentation because it conflicted with another can’t-miss presentation? You’re in luck. All Yosemite panels are available on the Section’s website. Download and receive MCLE credit today! Read more

The California Lawyers Association’s Eco-pledge program encourages California lawyers to pledge to reduce the ecological footprint of office activities. The legal profession uses enormous amounts of paper, energy, water, and other natural resources, and generates a vast stream of waste products. Read more

Are you a member of the Environmental Law Section (ELS) and interested in sharing career advice with law students? Read more

We are pleased to announce the 2019-20 Officers for the Environmental Law Section, effective this Fall: Chair: Jennifer F. Novak, Law Office of Jennifer F. Novak, Rancho Palos VerdesVice Chair: Allison C. Smith, Stoel Rives LLP, SacramentoTreasurer: Jessica Fierro, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, FresnoSecretary: Jeannie Lee, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research, Sacramento We also welcome several new members of the Section’s Executive Committee, each of whom will serve a three-year term beginning this Fall: Mary Akens,… Read more

Registration is now open for our September 13, 2019, conference, “Think Holistically: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Decision Making,” at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Join community leaders, law and policy practitioners, and students for a discussion of what is being done – and what could be done – to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in environmental law and policy. Attendees can earn up to 3.25 hours MLCE credit, including Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession… Read more

The Environmental Law Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship program sponsored by the Environmental Law Section gives law students a chance to spend 8 to 10 weeks over the summer practicing environmental, energy, land use, and natural resources law at a participating government agency or public interest organization. Read more

Start planning your trip to Yosemite! The 28th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite® will take place October 17-20, 2019 at the Tenaya Lodge in Fish Camp, California, minutes from Yosemite National Park. This year we are excited to host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Conference for the first time. We will screen a selection of the best movies from this year’s Festival, including an afternoon show appropriate for children. These films illustrate not only the challenges facing our planet,… Read more

The Environmental Law Section was proud to recognize its 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Fellows at a reception in San Francisco on July 16, 2019. This year’s Fellows are Mina Arasteh of UC Davis, Michael Damasco of UC Irvine, Elias Rodriguez of Santa Clara University, and Idalmis Vaquero of UCLA Read more