Josh R. Chatten-Brown

Josh Chatten-Brown is the managing partner of Chatten-Brown Law Group, an environmental and land use law firm that provides counsel and representation to environmental non-profits, community groups, and individuals seeking to enforce state and federal environmental laws, including through the administrative process, settlement negotiation, and litigation. Mr. Chatten-Brown has litigated a wide variety of cases including matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act, Coastal Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act. A focus of Mr. Chatten-Brown’s practice is climate change litigation, having successfully challenged legally inadequate Climate Action Plans and the use of unenforceable carbon offsets. He has represented clients throughout the state and has successfully argued cases before the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. Mr. Chatten-Brown received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University Chicago, where he focused on public interest law. He is admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the federal District Court for the Southern District of California. Mr. Chatten-Brown is on the board of directors of Wildcoast, an organization dedicated to conserving coastal and marine ecosystems. He also lectures on CEQA litigation and practice.