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JOHN H. REAVES is an attorney in San Diego. He has practiced 28 years, primarily in business, property, insurance, environmental disputes, litigation, and appeals. Mr. Reaves has represented a broad spectrum of plaintiffs and defendants, including oil companies, gas station owners and operators, auto repair and dealers, dry cleaners, electroplaters, landlords, shopping centers, landowners, condo owners, real estate brokers, businesses, and individuals, in various matters. In 1988 he, with the assistance of former Senator Gordon Cologne (who co-sponsored the Porter-Cologne Water Act, which established the regulatory framework under which the regional and state water boards were created), successfully amended the California Health & Safety Code regarding above-ground tanks on behalf of a large circuit board manufacturer client, Industrial Circuits. A significant portion of his practice has dealt with hazardous and solid waste litigation and regulatory matters, including such areas as CERCLA (Federal Superfund) and RCRA. Mr. Reaves has addressed a myriad of property contamination cases from various angles, including property transfers, landlord-tenant disputes, contamination assessment and remediation, development, risk shifting, insurance, UST Cleanup fund, local, regional and state regulatory agencies, and state and federal EPA administrative orders. Mr. Reaves also has handled litigation or matters dealing with environmental crimes, Prop 65, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), habitat, permits, stormwater regulations, water run-off, toxic torts, mold, asbestos, lead, hazardous waste transport, refuse franchises, recycling, and many other areas. He received his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Reaves has lectured frequently on environmental and insurance matters. He co-chaired the Environmental Law/Land Use Section of the San Diego County Bar Association from 1986 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Reaves also provides advocacy services to advance long-term environmental benefits, clean tech, and job creation and is currently acting as director of policy for the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce.
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