On September 20th, our team came together at Cabrillo Beach for California Coastal Cleanup Day. Under clear skies, we combed the sand, rocks, and kelp beds, removing debris and collecting items that didn’t belong on the shoreline. By the end of the cleanup, the team had gathered six pounds of trash—our small but meaningful contribution to protecting the local coastline. – September 2025
Megan and three fellow attorneys shared their diverse career journeys with students in Loyola Law School’s Environmental Law Society. For nearly 15 years, Megan has championed environmental law—but her path wasn’t always linear! From corporate event planning to athletics compliance and even television production, her story proved that unconventional experiences can fuel meaningful legal careers. - April 2025
We rolled up our sleeves for Earth Day at White Point Nature Preserve, tackling invasive species and planting 50 new native plants in the demonstration garden. Between the teamwork and that breathtaking ocean view, it was the perfect way to give back to the planet. Proof that a little dirt under our nails can lead to big ecological wins! - April 2025
This Friendsgiving, we traded turkey for teamwork at the Los Angeles Mission. Together, we assembled 144 hygiene packs (weighing in at 77 pounds!) and delivered them to Skid Row residents. A small gesture with a big impact—because everyone deserves dignity, especially during the holidays. - November 2024
Nichole and Jaliyah took part in the 2024 EXP Mock Interviews, helping 11th-grade students from Gardena High School prepare for employer interviews. EXP, a Southern California nonprofit, connects industry and schools to offer students career-based curriculum and mentorship.
Jennifer was invited by EXP, The Opportunity Engine to lead a class about environmental law for Lawndale High School’s California Coastal Oceanography. EXP is a nonprofit founded by the maritime industry, bringing industry and schools together to provide career opportunities to students from underserved communities in Southern California. - February 5, 2020
Jennifer spoke to UCLA law students to share her story and insights about career paths in environmental law. - April 20, 2020
When the California Lawyers Association wanted to spotlight lawyers helping out in the community during these uncertain times, Jennifer was touched to be asked to share her experience handing out school breakfasts and lunches at her local YMCA. She was featured in the e-article: “Look for The Helpers.” - May 2020
https://calawyers.org/environmental-law/look-for-the-helpers/
Megan and Suzanne helped the Los Angeles-based non-profit EXPerience by conducting mock interviews of high school juniors and teaching them what to expect from an interview, how to respond to challenging questions, using positive body language, staying focused, the importance of cover letters, and how to have confidence through the process. EXPerience was founded in 1999 by maritime industry leaders to bridge the gap between the port industry’s need for a skilled workforce and a local high school’s struggle to graduate students. Since then, it has grown from a single high school to 10 schools in four school districts and engages industry sectors beyond maritime and international trade.
To celebrate Coastal Cleanup Day, we split up, with Jennifer heading to the confluence of the Arroyo Seco and the L.A. River, while Megan headed out to Lewis McAdams River Park. The L.A. River was in desperate need of attention and dozens of volunteers spent several hours pulling food waste, trash, tennis and golf balls, straws, bottles and cans, clothes and industrial waste from the stream and riverbeds. Lewis McAdams Park was far more scenic and peaceful, but that didn’t stop Megan from pulling a fair amount of plastic products from its waters. If you’ve never done a river or beach clean-up before, please do. It will provide quite an education, and you’ll feel good about how much trash you kept out of our waterways.
Following the ABA Water Law Conference, Jennifer joined other members of the American Bar Association to work at The Urban Farm at Stapleton in Denver, Colorado. The Urban Farm was founded in 1993 as a means to encourage youth to respect people, animals, plants, and the environment while helping them to find a home for their interests and passions. We received a tour of its greenhouse, met various animals, and cleaned out a storage barn, while enjoying the springtime weather.
Family and friends joined us at the L.A. Regional Food Bank on February 23rd for our first volunteer effort of 2019. We joined dozens of others to help address the food insecurity faced by thousands of Southern Californians every month. Collectively, we packed hundreds of boxes of dried food goods so that families in need could have several days of pasta, canned fruit and veggies, tuna, milk, juice and cereal. It was non-stop work, but a lot of fun as well.
Jennifer judged the CLA Environmental Law Section’s Annual Student Negotiations Competition, hosted by UCLA School of Law. Teams of students were given real-world fact patterns and asked to negotiate mock environmental disputes, while being judged on their ability to recognize their clients’ needs, identify areas of potential agreement, and work towards resolutions.
Jennifer judged the CLA Environmental Law Section’s Annual Student Negotiations Competition, hosted by UCLA School of Law. Along with other attorneys, judges, and mediators in the environmental law field, Jennifer observed two-person teams of California law students engage in a mock negotiation of environmental disputes based upon real world cases. Judges provided feedback to the students on how their demeanor, strategies, and results would fare in actual mediations, and offered advice about the environmental law field.
Suzanne and Steve were on hand to help the Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce at its annual street fair.
To mark our firm’s anniversary—and honor the late President Jimmy Carter’s lifelong advocacy—we donated to Habitat for Humanity. Operating in 70+ countries, Habitat transforms lives through partnerships between homeowners, volunteers, and builders. Here’s to safe housing and stronger communities! - June 2024
World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit founded by Chef José Andrés in 2010 to provide fresh meals in crisis zones, starting with his relief efforts after Haiti’s earthquake. The organization believes food is a basic human right and delivers comfort through meals prepared with care, respecting local traditions and communities. Beyond emergency response, WCK also invests in long-term solutions like clean cooking programs and culinary training to strengthen food resilience. Guided by the idea that chefs are as vital as doctors in disasters, the charity continues to bring hope and nourishment to people in their darkest moments. If you would like to join us and donate to this cause, click here. - June, 2025.
In recognition of our 10th Anniversary, we invited our supporters to nominate non-profits for us to support. In 2023 we were pleased to support all of them.
October 2022 – 18th Annual California Stormwater Quality Association Conference: “Celebrating Milestones: Taking the Next Steps for Stormwater”
Supporting the California Lawyers Association Foundation to provide funding for the Environmental Law Section’s Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program.
Supporting the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in the fight for equal rights.
To celebrate the Firm's 8th Anniversary, we’ve made a donation to the California State Parks Foundation.
Proud supporter of the California YMCA Youth & Government Program.
2020 Earth Day Sponsor
2019 Earth Day Sponsor
Supporter of OCCK's drought tolerant education garden and beach clean up program.
Sponsor of the 2019 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite.
Supporting the CLA Environmental Law Section's Bi-Annual Diversity Conference.
Platinum Sponsor for OCCK's 20th Anniversary Toast the Coast.
Sponsor for the 2019 Keep It Clean Comedy Event
Supporting the new and improved Annual Meeting for the California Lawyers Association.
Proud to be an annual sponsor for the CLA Solo and Small Firm Section.
Supporting the CalYMCA Youth & Program's 72nd Governor's Inaugural Ball.
Sponsor for the 2019 Environmental Law Section's Law Student Negotiations Competition.
Supporting City of Hope through Palos Verdes Peninsula High School's Annual Walk for Life.
Sponsor for the Annual Ridgecrest 5K.
It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.