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Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Mr. Goodman is chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Group and a member of the Retail Industry Trade Regulation Practice Group.
Professional Qualifications
Throughout his legal career, Mr. Goodman has specialized in environmental litigation and counseling. Before returning to private practice in 1992, he served as Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice's Environmental Enforcement Section in Washington, D.C. While with the Department of Justice, Mr. Goodman represented the Environmental Protection Agency, prosecuting cases under all of the major federal environmental statutes in federal courts throughout the United States.
Mr. Goodman represents both entities and individuals in litigation arising under federal and state environmental law and in negotiations with regulatory agencies. He has extensive experience in cases arising under CEQA, CERCLA, RCRA, Proposition 65, Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, and in use of ADR in environmental cases. His primary litigation work has been on behalf of clients facing enforcement actions by regulatory agencies concerning contaminated soil or groundwater, clients involved in litigation with private parties over contamination, and clients facing enforcement action for violations of state and federal environmental laws, including California's Proposition 65.
In addition to his work as a litigator, Mr. Goodman is also actively involved in alternative dispute resolution, both as an advocate and as a neutral. He is a member of the panel of arbitrators for the San Francisco Superior Court and is a mediator for the Court's Early Settlement Program. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has also selected Mr. Goodman as a panelist for its Mediation and Early Neutral Evaluation Programs.
Mr. Goodman is a frequent speaker and lecturer on environmental issues. He is an adjunct professor of Environmental Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he teaches a course on California environmental law. He also has served as a faculty member for the Golden Gate University School of Law Environmental Law Summer Program.
Mr. Goodman is active in community and professional activities. He has served as co-chair of the Environmental Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco and as a member of the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California's Environmental Law Section. He has served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Professional Conduct for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and as President of the Board of Directors of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco, where he continues to serve as a member of the Board.
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1983
A.B., Brown University, 1978
Magna Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
California - 1983
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