Environmental

Most Real Property Purchases have the potential of environmental risk which can have a material effect on the proposed transaction. We can advise regarding steps to prevent and limit environmental risk.

Sometimes the presence of Underground Storage Tanks is a known part of a real property transaction but sometimes the belated discovery of USTs creates an entirely new set of problems, not the least of which can be formulating the appropriate response to a regulatory agency and undertaking removal or replacement. The firm has experience in this area of the law and has also assisted clients facing civil as well as criminal charges by the District Attorney and/or Department of Fish & Game.

Defense of Contamination Lawsuits, whether covered by insurance or not, is another service offered by the firm.