Firm Background
Chatten-Brown & Carstens (CBC) is a small, public interest law firm established in 1995 by Jan Chatten-Brown after twenty-one years of practicing environmental law. CBC's practice focuses on environmental, natural resource, land use, municipal, and government law. We offer a wide array of litigation, counseling, and planning services, and litigate in both state and federal court. CBC has achieved a high degree of success in the majority of its endeavors. In reported appellate cases, our firm has an over 90% success rate.
CBC represents national, state, and local environmental and community groups as well as government agencies and individuals. Our attorneys provide legal services for clients on issues involving land use, regulatory systems, historic preservation, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and state and federal Endangered Species Acts, among others.
CBC's commitment to its clients ensures a high standard of responsiveness to each individual client's needs and objectives. Our attorneys take pride in providing responsive, individualized, creative, and cost-effective legal services.
CBC represents national, state, and local environmental and community groups as well as government agencies and individuals. Our attorneys provide legal services for clients on issues involving land use, regulatory systems, historic preservation, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and state and federal Endangered Species Acts, among others.
CBC's commitment to its clients ensures a high standard of responsiveness to each individual client's needs and objectives. Our attorneys take pride in providing responsive, individualized, creative, and cost-effective legal services.