Lauren V. Neuhaus

Lauren Neuhaus' practice focuses on environmental litigation, land use and planning, and regulatory compliance counseling.

Lauren advocates for clients in diverse sectors including agribusiness, developers, landowners, public water service providers, and food processors. She counsels her public and private clients in many practice areas, including environmental litigation, California environmental and land use laws such as the California Environmental Quality Act, zoning and permitting, and property rights. Lauren is experienced in both state and federal environmental laws.

Lauren combines her resourcefulness, creativity, and background in environmental law and litigation to identify and develop practical, effective solutions for clients in complex situations.

Education

University of California, Davis School of Law, J.D., 2019; Graduated number 1 in class; Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Environs Environmental Law & Policy Journal; Dean’s Merit Scholarship; King Hall Academic Excellence Scholarship

University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Rhetoric; B.S., Society & Environment, 2016, with distinction

Admissions

California

United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

Languages

• Legal Research and Writing II Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis School of Law, 2018
• Environmental Law Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis, 2017–2018

Insights & Presentations

• “EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA” (co-author), Stoel Rives LLP, April 23, 2024
• Co-author, “Recurring Payments: Get the Revenue While Limiting the Risk,” Artisan Spirit Magazine, Winter 2021
• Co-author, “State Water Board Staff Releases Staff Preliminary Draft Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit and Announces Virtual Workshops,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, December 1, 2020
• Co-author, “California Wineries Take Note, Part Two: State Water Board Notices Stakeholder Meeting Regarding Winery General Order Fees,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, July 20, 2020
• Co-author, “California Wineries Take Note: State Water Board Releases Draft General Order for Winery Process Water for Public Comment,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, July 15, 2020
• Co-author, “Oil & Gas Related Bills Update for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, March 2, 2020
• Co-author, “SWRCB Releases Draft Implementation Guidance Regarding the Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, February 24, 2020
• Co-author, “DTSC and SWRCB Release Draft Supplemental Vapor Intrusion Guidance,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, February 21, 2020
• Co-author, “CalGEM’s Public Health Rulemaking Workshops,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, Feb. 18, 2020
• Co-author, “California SWRCB Launches Senate Bill 205 Compliance Page,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, January 6, 2020
• Co-author, “Senate Bill 205 Imposes New Requirements for Industrial Companies in California,” Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, January 3, 2020
• “The Electrifying Problem of Lithium Ion Batteries: Recommendations for Recycling and Disposal,” 41 U.C. DAVIS ENVIRONS ENV’T L. AND POL’Y J. 1, 2018

• Included in Best Lawyers^®: Ones to Watch in America (Litigation—Environmental), 2024–present
• Listed among Rising Stars (Environmental Litigation) Northern California Super Lawyers ^®, 2023–present
• Listed in Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers, 2022
• Recipient of the 2019 UC Davis Law School Medal for Highest Academic Achievement
• Witkin Award Recipient (highest class grade) in Legal Research and Writing II, Land Use & Planning, Property, Constitutional Law II, California Environmental Law, Energy Law, Food & Agriculture Law, and Marital Property
• Environmental Law Certificate and Public Service Law Program Recipient
• 2nd Place Winner at the 2018 California State Bar Environmental Negotiations Competition

Professional

• Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment, Member, 2017–present
• University of California, Berkeley, Enviromentorship Program, Student Environmental Resource Center, Mentor, 2019–present

Civic

• She Shares, former Mentee