Practice Expertise

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Environment & Natural Resources
  • Environmental and Natural Resources
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Areas of Practice

  • Environment & Natural Resources
  • Environmental and Natural Resources
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Environmental Law

Profile

Cole focuses his practice on environmental litigation and investigations, including those related to government enforcement actions. Cole has extensive experience litigating environmental matters in state and federal courts, as well as in private arbitration. Cole also has experience with a prominent number of environmental laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Cole also represents clients in connection with enforcement and compliance under California’s Proposition 65, and routinely works with clients to identify and evaluate Proposition 65 liabilities and risks.

Cole is also committed to providing pro bono legal services, including representation in domestic violence, unlawful detainer, and asylum proceedings.

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Education
J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law (2016)
B.A., Michigan State University (2008)

Areas of Practice

  • Environment & Natural Resources
  • Environmental and Natural Resources
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Environmental Law

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Represented global manufacturing company in 7-week arbitration to allocate investigation and remediation costs at industrial property regulated under RCRA and CERCLA

Represented federal contractor conducting Superfund site remediation in SF Bay Area

Represented engineers/design professionals in construction disputes



Professional Associations
  • California State Bar Association
  • California Young Lawyers Association
  • Bar Association of San Francisco
  • San Francisco Barristers Club Litigation Section

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
  • California Lawyers Association, Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Legal Services Award (2019–2021)


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HB Briefly

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