Jon K. Wactor
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Since 1982, Jon has been exclusively involved
in resolving the environmental problems of real estate developers,
landowners, lenders, manufacturers, mining companies and others
under federal, state and local environmental programs.
He has handled the environmental aspects of
over 150 large commercial, industrial and residential real
estate developments located throughout the United States.
This work includes resolving problems related to property
acquisition, financing and sale, contamination, wetlands,
endangered species, human health, archaeological and historic
resources, agency requirements, and environmental insurance.
Jon also has significant experience counseling
and defending clients in environmental enforcement actions
at the federal, state and local levels, and
has testified as an environmental law expert. He is admitted to practice in the
state and federal courts in California and Arizona, the 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
From 1982 through 1989, he was an Enforcement
Counsel for the U.S. EPA and an Assistant Attorney General
with the State of Arizona. He is the author of a number of
professional articles regarding environmental law topics and
is a regular speaker at professional environmental conferences.
Jon was recognized in American Lawyer's The
San Francisco Recorder in November 2003 as the San Francisco
Bay Area's "go to" lawyer for contaminated property
redevelopments. He was also recognized in the 2003 edition of Outstanding Lawyers
of America listing, in the 2000 edition of Who's Who in American Law, and as
an AV-rated (highest) attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.
He was a member of the State Bar of California Environmental
law Section Executive Committee, 2001-04, and Chair of the San Francisco Bar
Association's Environmental Law Section in 1999 and 2000.
William D. Wick
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Since 1978, Bill's practice has been devoted
exclusively to environmental counseling and litigation. Bill
represents clients with environmental issues under all of
the major federal and state environmental statutes. Bill's
practice often involves issues relating to contaminated soil
and groundwater. He has been selected as an expert witness
in a variety of cases to testify about the correct interpretation
of environmental statutes.
Bill represents clients ranging from Fortune
100 corporations to individuals in contaminated site cases
in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington. He is a
treatise author of hazardous site chapters in two treatises
(CEB and Matthew Bender). He regularly authors the "Environmental
Practitioner" column in The Los Angeles Daily Journal
and The San Francisco Daily Journal, and he speaks frequently
at seminars on environmental law topics. He is an adjunct
professor of law at Golden Gate University School of Law,
where he taught environmental law for more than a decade.
Bill served as an enforcement attorney with
the U.S. EPA from 1978 to 1991. During his last six years
at EPA, he was Chief of the Hazardous Waste Branch of the
Office of Regional Counsel, supervising 30 attorneys responsible
for CERCLA and RCRA enforcement cases in California, Arizona,
Nevada, Hawaii and the Trust Territories.
Anna L. Nguyen
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Anna Nguyen holds a J.D. degree from the
University of California, Hastings and has practiced law in California since
2003. Anna has both legal and business experience handling the environmental
issues arising in real estate development through her clerkships with the San
Francisco Redevelopment Agency and Alameda County District Attorney's Office,
Environmental Division. She also serves as the Chair of the Alameda County Bar
Association's Real Estate Section for the 2008-2010 term. Prior to her law practice,
Anna worked as a real estate development manager for Spieker Properties.
Annette N. Castro Stella
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Annette Stella received her law degree in 1990 from Cornell
Law School. She practices environmental law in both litigation and transactional
areas. Her experience includes environmental insurance, regulatory compliance,
and real property transactions. Annette is licensed to practice law in California
and Illinois. She is a member of the California Bar Association.
Peter Ton
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Peter Ton obtained a J.D. degree from UCLA School of Law in
2001. Since joining the firm in 2005, Peter has exclusively practiced environmental
law, counseling clients on a wide range of environmental issues including regulatory
compliance, environmental insurance, and real property transactions. He has also
represented clients in state and federal environmental litigation, administrative
enforcement proceedings, and permitting and rulemaking proceedings.
Peter is dedicated to finding innovative yet practical solutions for resolving
complex environmental issues and maintaining effective communication with clients
in light of increasing global attention to the environment. He is a member of
the State Bar of California, Bar Association of San Francisco, and Alameda County
Bar Association.
Wactor & Wick LLP also utilizes associate
attorneys and paralegals with wide-ranging levels of professional
experience who work under the supervision of our attorneys
as members of project-specific teams.
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