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James H. Colopy

Farella Braun + Martel LLP, San Francisco, USA


Areas of Practice:
Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Securities Law, State, Local & Municipal Law, Toxic Torts

Contact Information:
Phone:+1 (415) 954-4400
Email:jcolopy@fbm.com
Web Site:http://www.fbm.com

Details:

James H. Colopy, a partner in the firm?s Environmental Law Department and Business Litigation Group, has extensive experience representing private and public entities in all types of commercial and environmental litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.  Mr. Colopy also counsels clients on environmental compliance issues and management strategies.

 

Mr. Colopy?s environmental practice includes representation of manufacturers, chemical companies, developers and governmental institutions in environmental enforcement actions, citizen suit litigation, cost recovery actions, toxic tort cases, product liability actions and administrative proceedings involving federal, state and local environmental laws.  Mr. Colopy?s complex commercial litigation practice similarly encompasses a broad range of subject matters, and he handles all types of contract, securities, business tort, professional negligence and trust and estates litigation in both federal and state court.

 

Mr. Colopy has published numerous articles on environmental law, and currently handles pro bono work for the Mountain Lion Foundation.  Mr. Colopy is the current co-chair of the firm?s Diversity Task Force.

Bar Admissions
California, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1994

Education
Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1994 J.D. Law Review: Stanford Environmental Law Journal, 1991 - 1993

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990 B.A.

Published Works
  • The Road Less Traveled: Pursuing Environmental Justice Through Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Stanford Environmental Law Journal, Issue 13, 1994
  • Strategies in Parallel Proceedings, White Collar Crime 1995 (Co-Author), Section on Criminal Justice, Committee on White Collar Crime, American Bar Association, March, 1995


Professional Associations and Memberships
Executive Committee, Environmental Section, Bar Association of San Francisco San Francisco La Raza
Lawyers Association President, Board of Advisors, YMCA of San Francisco (Mission Branch)

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