Eric Moorman focuses his practice on environmental law, land use policy, and natural resources.

Eric advises transportation and energy clients on environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as issues arising under the California Coastal Act, Clean Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA.)

Representative Experience

  • Represented San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) on CEQA and NEPA review and related environmental issues for the BART to Livermore extension project.
  • Advised energy clients on environmental review and permitting for offshore production platform decommissioning projects.

Professional Highlights

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Environmental Law (2024)
  • Recipient of the 2020 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing (Law360)
  • “‘A Greater Sense of Urgency’: EPA’s Emergency Authority Under the SDWA and Lessons from Flint, Michigan,” Environmental Law Reporter, Issue 9, September 2017.

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  • Associations
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law), 2017

    B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Admissions

  • California