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Jennifer Faye Novak
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I have practiced law in California for more than 28 years with a career that includes private practice, as a Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, and as a clerk to an appellate court judge. Our firm represents property owners and businesses in environmental litigation and as advisors for matters involving soil and groundwater remediation, Clean Water Act citizen suits, Water Board 13304 and 13267 orders, and more.
We work with our clients to identify the best strategies for their needs. What matters most is our clients’ comfort level and for them to know they have a supporter, advisor, and advocate in their corner. We help our clients assess their risks and liabilities, develop a strategy, and then see it through to the end. Our clients range from Fortune 500 companies and national corporations to individual landowners and small businesses. For some, the best result is to minimize financial liability. Other clients seek quick resolution without endangering their reputations, causing unnecessary stress, or damaging their relationships with regulatory agencies. Others simply want a second opinion. But when the need arises, we are prepared to litigate in state and federal court, and all the way through appeal.
I have represented or worked alongside of a wide variety of local, state and federal agencies, including U.S. EPA, State Water Resources Control Board, various Regional Water Quality Control Boards, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Air Resources Board, U.S. Department of Justice, and the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General.
The Law Office of Jennifer F. Novak is certified as a small business enterprise and as a woman-owned, minority-owned, business.
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Licensed in California for 29 years
State: California
Acquired: 1996
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Law Office of Jennifer F. Novak
500 Silver Spur Rd Ste 206, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, 90275-3607
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Land Use & Zoning
Posted by Mark | September 30, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Land Use & Zoning
Talented and Exceptionally Easy to Work With
Jennifer helped my nonprofit organization oppose a new a new, large homeless shelter, which was by any estimation proposed too close to residences. Specifically, she documented the historic contamination on the site from its century's use as a train and then bus depot and identified the legal issues...
Jennifer Faye Novak's Lawyer Endorsements
Jeffrey Lewis
Environmental and natural resources lawyer | Aug 11
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Jennifer Novak is a great environmental attorney. She and I have worked on a number of matters together. She is a leader in her field and I rely on her expertise in environmental matters. I highly recommend her and her team."
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Experience
Honors
2007
Attorney General's Award, California Department of Justice
2005
Attorney General's Award, California Department of Justice
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Founder and Managing Attorney, Law Office of Jennifer F. Novak
2012 - 2013
Attorney, Egoscue Law Group
2002 - 2012
Deputy Attorney General, California Department Of Justice, Office Of The Attorney General, Natural Resources Section
1998 - 2002
Litigation Associate, Robie & Matthai
1997 - 1998
Litigation Associate, Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O’Keefe & Nichols
1996 - 1997
Judical Law Clerk, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
Associations
2019 - Present
California Lawyers AssociationChair, Environmental Law Section
Japanese American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Education
1996
University of California at Davis School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
1993
U.C. Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Speaking Engagements
2025
Why Are House Republicans Trying To Sell Public Land In Utah And Nevada?
Environmental Law
2025
What You Don’t Know About Environmental Law (But Should)
Environmental Law
2025
What You Don’t Know About Environmental Law (But Should)
Environmental Law
2025
Microplastics Laws: New Environmental Regulations
Environmental Law
2025
Clean Water Act
Environmental Law
2024
Update on PFAs and Emerging Contaminants
Environmental Law
2024
Microplastics in Groundwater
Environmental Law
2024
Jennifer Novak: Sidestepping Environmental Traps That Can Taint Family Wealth
Environmental Law
2024
Jennifer Novak: Navigating the Legal Landscape – Insights from a Seasoned Environmental Lawyer
Environmental Law
2024
Jennifer Novak: Finding Balance In Everything
Environmental Law
2024
Jennifer Novak: Environmental Issues & Small Business Net Profit
Environmental Law
2024
Emerging Contaminants: Microplastics
Environmental Law
2024
Building Trust with Jennifer Novak
Environmental Law
2023
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You: How Environmental Law Can Help Your Practice
Environmental Law
2023
Sp[oil]ing” For A Fight, 2023 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite
Environmental Law
2023
Reverse Your Thinking About Environmental Impact
Environmental Law
2023
Jennifer Novak on Representing the Environment in Court
Environmental Law
2023
IGP Compliance & Enforcement Review
Environmental Law
2023
Environmental Legal Issues, Provisors
Environmental Law
2023
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series
Environmental Law
2022
What Is Environmental Law and How It Might Help Your (Yes, Your!) Own Practice
Environmental Law
2022
Updates and Demo for California Construction Stormwater Permits
Environmental Law
2022
The Potential Impacts of the Proposed Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) Stormwater Permit on Facilities
Environmental Law
2022
The Clean Water Act at 50: Clean Water Act Enforcement Panel
Environmental Law
2022
Getting the Dirt: How to Keep Real Estate Transactions Free from Environmental Problems
Environmental Law
2021
Provisors Los Angeles Estate
Environmental Law
2021
Environmental LawyHERing: Overcoming Bias and Making Change
Environmental Law
2021
A New Business Environment or More of the Same?
Environmental Law
2020
Split the Check, Please: Dividing Costs Among Responsible Parties
Environmental Law
2020
South Bay Realtors Association Breakfast Speaker Series
Risks Associated With Purchasing Real Property
2020
Eye on the Prize: How We Use Standards of Review to Negotiate Environmental Law Disputes
Environmental Law
2020
California Lawyers Association Webinar (moderator)
Split the Check, Please: Dividing Costs Among Responsible Parties
2020
Buyer Beware: How Your Location, Neighbors, and Changing Regulations May Affect Your Environmental Liabilities
Environmental Law
2019
Solo & Small Firm Summit: the 21st Century Law Firm (speaker)
California Environmental Laws Every Small Business Should Understand
2019
Los Angeles County Bar Association (moderator)
2020 Focus on Agency Enforcement
2019
2019 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite (moderator)
The Ports in An Environmental Storm
2019
2019 Annual Meeting (speaker)
Los Angeles River Stormwater Use and River Restoration: Competing or Compatible Visions?
2018
First Annual Sections Meeting (moderator)
Environmental Enforcement 101
2018
Breakfast Speakers Series (speaker)
Building the Brick House: Identifying the Environmental Laws that Might Affect Your Business and Keeping the Big, Bad, Wolf at Bay
2018
American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (moderator)
Cost Recovery Under California’s HSAA: New Cases Clarify the Right to Sue and Causation
2018
2018 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite (moderator)
The Storm Over Implementing TMDLs in the Industrial Storm Water General Permit
2017
Your Voice Riverside (moderator)
It’s Raining. It’s Pouring. Are We Ready for Storing?
2017
Southern California Environmental Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Association (speaker)
California Water Quality: Federal and State Law Basics and Enforcement Issues
2014
Lunchtime Speaker Series (speaker)
Litigating Contamination Property Claims as a Solo or Small Firm: It Takes a Village
2014
28th Annual Environmental Law Symposium: Saving Our Environmental Dollars and Sense (speaker)
High Stakes CERCLA Litigation: Lessons Learned from the Rialto-Colton Basin Litigation
2012
Law Seminars International Program (Co-Coordinator and Speaker)
Clean Water And Stormwater in Southern California
2012
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Fire Investigators’ Conference (all-day speaker)
The Attorneys’ Perspective on Civil Cost Recovery Actions
2010
Los Angeles County Bar Association (speaker)
So You Think It Never Rains in Southern California? An Update on Municipal, Construction, And Industrial Enforcement and Compliance
2009
California Water Law Conference (speaker)
Rialto Basin Perchlorate Groundwater Dispute
2008
Los Angeles County Bar Association (speaker)
Investigate, Remediate, Compensate: The Keys to Federal and State Cleanups
Publications
2005
Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine
The Value of Simplifying Case Presentation
2002
Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine
A Trial Preparation Checklist
Languages
English
Spanish