Wednesday, March 16, 2016
12:15 p.m. — 1:15 p.m.

Learn the basics of legal proceedings before the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), which protects the quality of the air in Los Angeles and surrounding Counties by regulating emissions of pollutants from businesses and other sources. Learn the process and procedures, plus how to seek relief on behalf of clients adversely affected by SCAQMD decisions. If you are a business owner, find out how to determine and comply with your responsibilities and how to react effectively and seek relief when something goes wrong.

Class covers:

• An overview of the SCAQMD
• The SCAQMD Hearing Board process and procedures
• Best practices for business owners to avoid fines and penalties
• Seeking relief from the SCAQMD and their independent Hearing Board, including reporting breakdowns and petitioning for variance relief.

Earn 1 hour general MCLE credit

Presented by Nicholas Sanchez and Ivan Tether:
Nicholas Sanchez specializes in California administrative law, environmental law, writs of mandate, and the defense of government agency’s investigatory and enforcement privileges in civil litigation. He was a Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, and has served as Senior Deputy District Counsel with the SCAQMD since 2010. He has practiced before many administrative bodies and courts, including the SCAQMD, the US District Court for the Central District of California, and the Supreme Court of California.

Ivan Tether, through his firm, Tether Law, and at previous positions with two law firms and SoCalGas, advocates for and advises clients on environmental issues. Before moving to Southern California in 1987, he worked at a private environmental law think tank; as a broker of emission rights for industrial expansion; for a Congressional commission; and at the US Environmental Protection Agency. He is a former Chair of the LA County Bar’s Environmental Law Section.

Registration fees: $35
Non-refundable, payment reserves spot.
Lunch option no longer available

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.