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Jan
Chatten-Brown has
practiced almost
exclusively in the area of
environmental law, natural
resources, land use, and
municipal law since she
graduated from UCLA Law
School in 1971. For the
first twenty-one years of
her practice, Jan worked
in various public law
offices. She served in
the California Attorney
General's Environmental
Unit in the early 70's;
organized the first
environmental prosecution
program in the country in
a local prosecutor's
office in 1984; and served
as Special Assistant for
Occupational Safety and
Health and Environmental
Protection to the Los
Angeles District Attorney
from 1984-1992.
While employed
by the City of Los Angeles
for over ten years, Jan
advised the City on
compliance with various
environmental laws, and
managed a pro-active
environmental protection
program. While Special
Assistant to the Los
Angeles District Attorney
and Senior Assistant Los
Angeles City Attorney, she
had substantial litigation
experience and experience
before administrative
agencies and in drafting
and commenting upon
significant federal and
state legislation and
regulations.
Additionally, Jan served
as the Southern California
Gubernatorial appointee to
the California Tahoe
Regional Planning Agency
during the time when their
Regional Plan was being
developed, which was
widely considered one of
the most innovative of its
time.
In addition
to practicing law, Jan has
taught environmental law
at UCLA, and frequently
writes and lectures on the
subject. She served as an
adjunct professor of Land
Use Law at USC Law School
in the Spring of 2004.
She has testified twice
before Congress, and
frequently appears at
local, state, and national
bar programs, and business
and public interest
conferences and is a
frequent presenter on CEQA
at State Bar environmental
conferences. For ten
years, Jan served on the
Board of Directors of the
Coalition of Clean Air,
three years as President.
She has served as Chair of
the State Bar Committee on
the Environment, and is on
the Board of Directors of
the Planning and
Conservation League. She
was the winner of the
first “Rivey” award by
Friends of the Los Angeles
River for her leadership
in making the dream of a
park at the Chinatown
Cornfield and Taylor Yard
come true.
E-Mail: jcb@cbcearthlaw.com
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