Jennifer Hernandez practices land use and environmental law in California and other Western States from our San Francisco office. Her practice focuses on resolving federal, state and local environmental impact review and permit processing for complex development projects, ranging from interstate pipelines and transmission lines, to industrial, commercial, mixed use and residential development projects. She has achieved national prominence in connection with her work on Brownfield development projects, and advises a broad range of buyers, sellers, investors, local agencies and developers on Brownfields projects and programs.

Working with a team of highly talented lawyers and consultants, she presents our clients with a "one stop shop" in implementing innovative, integrated and expedited entitlement strategies for projects involving complex land use and regulatory issues, including contaminated soil or groundwater, natural resources (wetlands, regulated species, surface water quality, and water supply), federal, state and coastal lands, and other entitlement challenges.

Ms. Hernandez also represents a diverse group of operating industries on compliance, enforcement and audit issues relating to air and water quality, hazardous materials and waste, Proposition 65 and other regulatory issues.

She has also been a pioneer in providing environmental compliance counselling to the biotechnology and research industries, and to universities, medical institutions, and members of the hospitality industry including cruise lines.

Ms. Hernandez has taught environmental and land use law at Stanford Law School, the University of California, the California Environmental Law Institute, and numerous other venues.

3. Author

She has written two books and more than 30 articles on environmental, redevelopment and land use law issues.

4. Professional Associations & Appointments

Ms. Hernandez was a founding member of the California State Bar's Environmental Law Section. She is also a member of several professional societies, and founded the Environmental Law Forum in San Francisco.

In 1999, Ms. Hernandez was appointed by President Clinton to serve as one of seven Board Members of the Presidio Trust, which is charged with managing to financial self-sufficiency the Presidio National Park in San Francisco.

Ms. Hernandez is on the Board of Directors of:

• the California League of Conservation Voters,
• the California Center for Land Recycling, and
• Sustainable Conservation.

Ms. Hernandez is on the Executive Committee of California Environmental Redevelopment Fund, which has created and is managing California's first pooled loan program for private sector Brownfields equity and debt placements.

Her pro bono activities include:

• advocating for the restoration and redevelopment of impoverished and urban lands throughout California, and
• she presently serves as co-counsel with the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund in connection with these activities.