Mr. Epperson is a member of the Firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Group in the San Francisco office. Mr. Epperson has a wide range of experience in environmental, health and safety law. He counsels clients regarding regulatory compliance, transactions, and permitting/entitlement issues.  In addition, he represents clients in administrative enforcement actions and advises clients in their efforts to investigate and remediate contaminated properties, including associated cost recovery efforts and regulatory agency oversight.  Mr. Epperson provides transactional due diligence, identifying and resolving environmental and natural resource issues to facilitate transactions, including for renewable energy projects.

Mr. Epperson has extensive experience before federal, state, and local regulators and district attorneys regarding environmental, health and safety issues. His practice includes; the Clean Water Act (including stormwater, discharge permits, and citizen suits), RCRA, CERCLA, and their state law equivalents; green chemistry/sustainability issues; California’s Proposition 65; and investigation of occupational accidents, workplace inspections and enforcement actions under federal and state OSHA(s).

Mr. Epperson received his J.D. from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clarke College and his B.S. from Purdue University in Environmental Health.

  • Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law
  • Former Member, California State Bar Environmental Law Section Executive Committee
  • Chair, Executive Committee of the Bar Association of the San Francisco Environmental Law Section
  • Board of Directors, San Mateo Chapter of the Audubon Society