Gerald F. George

Gerald George is a seasoned environmental attorney and litigator, with extensive experience in successfully resolving federal and state enforcement actions, natural resource damage actions, and citizen suits. Gerald also advises on regulatory matters involving air, water, waste, and environmental impact review laws. He has more than 40 years’ experience in civil lawsuits, including 30 years of handling major environmental litigation throughout the country.

Gerald has represented corporate and government agency clients in a wide range of environmental litigation, including natural resource damage and response cost claims under CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act, and state counterpart laws. He also worked as a Senior Lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section, managing the Section’s San Francisco field office and serving as lead counsel on several major environmental enforcement actions, including the seminal natural resource damage case, U.S. v. Montrose Chemical. Gerald is also an experienced mediator, having conducted more than 100 mediations since entering private practice in 1995.