Jon Welner
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo LLP
Jon Welner is a leading practitioner of environmental law in California. His broad and deep experience over twenty years enables him to solve regulatory problems for clients in virtually every area of environmental practice, including air, water, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, consumer products, traditional and renewable energy, and natural resources. Jon helps clients make sense of the “alphabet soup” of state and federal environmental regulatory agencies in order to achieve their business objectives. He regularly represents clients in court to defend their interests and achieve their goals.
Jon has a robust land use practice and assists clients to successfully navigate the review process to obtain entitlements for development. He has significant experience with coastal development and the permitting of industrial and energy facilities. Jon also represents local governments in high-profile land use matters.
Jon has further expertise on development-related labor issues, including prevailing wage law and project labor agreements (PLAs). He has been recognized by California Lawyer as one of the preeminent prevailing wage practitioners in the state. Jon regularly represents developers and trade associations before the Department of Industrial Relations and has negotiated numerous PLAs.
Jon has a long track record of public service. He is an elected official, serving on Tiburon Town Council, and previously served as a senior official at the California Natural Resources Agency. Jon has served for many years in leadership roles at both the California and San Francisco Bar Associations.
- Stanford University
- J.D. (1995) | Law
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- Activities: Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review
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- Stanford University
- A.B. (1989) | Political Science
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- Honors: Graduated With Distinction; Member, Phi Beta Kappa; John Gardner Fellow; Truman Scholar
- Activities: Chair, Stanford in Government
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- Member
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo LLP
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- Town of Tiburon
- Councilmember
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- Partner and Chair, Prevailing Wage Group
- Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
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- Partner
- Downey Brand LLP
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- Attorney
- Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
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- Panel Discussion, Hydraulic Fracturing, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Prevailing Wage Law, Lorman Education Services, Crowne Plaza Sacramento
- Prevailing Wage Law in California, Lorman Education Seminars, Santa Rosa, Milpitas and San Francisco, CA
- March 7, 2014 - May 21, 2014
- Prevailing Wage Emerging Issues, Select Conference on Industry Litigation, Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley
- May 3-4, 2014
- Prevailing Wage Law, Lorman Seminar, Sacramento, CA
- Superlawyer
- Superlawyers
- AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
- Superb Rating
- Avvo
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- State Bar of California # 178578
- Member
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- Environmental Law Section, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Executive Committee and former Chair
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- Environmental Law Section, California State Bar
- Advisory Board
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- Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
- President, Board of Directors
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- John Gardner Fellowship Association
- Board of Directors
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- Stanford-in-Government
- Advisory Board
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- California
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Fee information upon request.
- Environmental Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Development and Construction
- Land Use
- Energy
- Real Estate
- Sustainability and Global Climate Change
- English: Spoken, Written
- Hebrew: Spoken, Written