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We're working with Senegal's Mourides brotherhood to develop waste management infrastructure: helping design and finance low-tech, high-labor waste recovery facilities. Discover it in the blog: Senegal Horizons.
Making waste management recommendations to the Khalife in Touba, Senegal. |
PRACTICE AREAS
The Smith Firm practices in California state and federal courts. We represent clients in the legislature and in Sacramento's many regulatory agencies, including waste, water, pesticides and energy. We are experienced in real property transactions, including commercial property purchase and sale, options and development. Our client base also extends internationally.
Our emphasis is environmental, property and business law, especially land use, zoning, contamination, eminent domain, and ADA litigation. Our attorneys are also experienced in constitutional civil rights actions, immigration, correctional law and transportation/maritime litigation.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
California's environmental and energy laws are some of the most sophisticed. We guide clients in areas such as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), zoning and land use, purchase and sale agreements, sustainable development and renewable energy. Related practice includes distributed energy development, power grid interconnection, power purchase agreements and air quality permits to construct.
INTERNATIONAL, IMMIGRATION AND BUSINESS LAW
We provide immigration counsel and international business representation. These services compliment general business practice, including contract transaction and litigation, product liability, premise liability and ADA compliance defense. We provide corporate and general business representation in the formation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies; preparation of stock sales registration; and general business counsel in areas such as employee matters.
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING LAW
The Smith Firm has more than two decades of experience in the practices and policies of California solid waste law. The Smith Firm can provide legal counsel as well as program expertise in integrated waste management facility financing and development, especially in the areas of composting, biomass and recycling. Clients have included California state agencies, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Government of Guam, several California municipalities and many environmental groups.