Douglas P. Carstens

Doug Carstens is managing partner of Carstens, Black & Minteer, a small law firm with a statewide practice in environmental, land use, natural resources, and municipal law. He is admitted to state and federal courts, and has been extensively involved in all of the appellate litigation handled by Carstens, Black & Minteer

Mr. Carstens is a graduate of Cornell University and University of California, Los Angeles Law School. Prior to attending law school, he served for five years as an officer in the Navy. Mr. Carstens has extensive experience in environmental, land use, municipal, and natural resource matters. He has written articles and lectured on CEQA, water quality, public trust, and historic resources issues.

Mr. Carstens has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer for environmental law since 2009. He is past president of the Sierra Nevada Alliance, and is currently the board president of the Planning and Conservation League. Mr. Carstens was invited as a panelist to provide testimony during the Little Hoover Commission's hearing regarding the Effects of CEQA in April 2023.