WelcomeChatten-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 attorneys take pride in providing responsive, individualized, creative, and cost-effective legal services. |
Practice Areas
CEQA
Land Use Historic Preservation Laws Endangered Species Act Coastal Act Timber Harvesting Laws Public Records Act and Brown Act Election Law NEPA Clean Air Laws Clean Water Laws Mining and Oil Drilling Laws |