Julia Graeser Mata
Associate
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- (415) 228-5450
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental Litigation
- Citizen Suits
- Cost Recovery and Allocation
- State and Federal Enforcement Actions
- Toxic Tort Litigation
- Groundwater Contamination
- Environmental Insurance Coverage
Environmental Compliance
- Environmental Regulation of Consumer Products
- Solid and Hazardous Waste
- Air Quality and Climate Change
- Regulatory and Administrative Proceedings
- Contaminated Site Investigation, Remediation, and Development
Land Use, Development, and Natural Resources
Julia Graeser Mata is an associate with Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP. Her practice focuses on environmental litigation and compliance counseling. Julia was previously with Meyers Nave, where she was a member of the eminent domain practice group. Prior to that, Julia was a post-graduate fellow at the Oakland City Attorney’s Office, a clerk at the Environmental Law Foundation, an extern at the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and an intern at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
RECENT MATTERS
PUBLICATIONS
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The Fracturing of Chevron Deference (Daily Journal)
By Julia Graeser Mata
July 11, 2016
BLOG ARTICLES
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What Your Company Needs to Know About the New Prop 65 Regulations
February 5, 2018 / Julia Graeser, Dave Metres, and Morgan Gilhuly
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New Draft Prop. 65 Warning Regulations: What Manufacturers and Suppliers Need to Know
December 3, 2015 / Brian Haughton and Julia Graeser
WHERE THE LAW AND ENVIRONMENT INTERSECT
Julia counsels clients in the following areas:
- State and federal environmental statutes and regulations, including RCRA, Clean Air Act, Prop. 65, and California hazardous waste law and cap-and-trade regulation
- Advising clients in investigation and remediation of contaminated sites
- Representing clients in defense of claims brought in state and federal courts and administrative enforcement proceedings
AWARDS + ACCOLADES
- CALI Award in Public Lands & Natural Resources
- Named a "Rising Star" in Northern California Super Lawyers annual survey for 2020
EDUCATION
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013
- West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, Notes & Comments Editor, 2012-2013
- Pro Bono Honors Society, 2013
Indiana University, B.A., International Studies, 2009
COMMUNITY | OFF HOURS
Bar Association of San Francisco, Environmental Law Section
- Vice Chair, Executive Committee, 2018
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Bar Association of San Francisco, Environmental Law Section
American Bar Association
BAR MEMBERSHIP
State Bar of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California