Co-Chairs
Tina Cannon Leahy '98
State Water Resources Control Board
Sacramento, CA
Ms. Leahy is an Attorney Supervisor for the State Water Resources Control Board Office of the Chief Counsel working primarily in Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation and Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Planning. Prior to working at the State Water Board, she was the Principal Consultant to the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, a senior attorney with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and an Associate Attorney in private practice. Ms. Leahy is also a water law Lecturer in the UC Davis Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources and a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
Timothy M. Taylor
Stoel Rives LLP
Sacramento, CA
A partner at Stoel Rives LLP, Tim Taylor is a nationally recognized, Sacramento-based environmental and land use attorney. Tim guides his clients through the intricacies of various state and federal environmental laws, with a particular focus on the California Environmental Quality Act and related litigation, and assists residential, commercial, and industrial developers, with an emphasis on renewable energy projects. A fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, Tim has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2009 and was selected by Best Lawyers® three times as its Sacramento Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Board Members
Matt Bogoshian '88
American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative
San Francisco, CA
Corey Brown '82
Resources Legacy Fund (Retired)
Sacramento, CA
Corey Brown is a 1982 graduate of the UC Davis School of Law. Over the past forty-three years, he worked for a succession of nonprofit environmental groups including Resources Legacy Fund (RLF), Big Sur Land Trust, Trust for Public Land, Planning and Conservation League, and Friends of the River. He also taught the “Legislation and the Law of Politics" course during the 1990s at McGeorge School of Law and the “Environmental Politics and Administration" course at UC Davis. Although Brown retired from RLF in September 2025, he is still active on a number of environmental protection issues.
Virginia Cahill '81
Environmental Attorney
Davis, CA
Olivia Filbrandt Clark '17
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Sacramento, CA
Miles Hogan '12
City of Ventura
Ventura, CA
Miles graduated from King Hall in 2012 with the Environmental Law and Public Interest Certificates. He has served on the CELPC Advisory Board since 2016. Miles is a Senior Assistant City Attorney with the City of Ventura and specializes in water and wastewater law. He volunteers with the Environmental Law Section of the California Lawyers Association and served as its Chair from 2024-25.
Kevin Johnson '80
Planning and Conservation League
Carlsbad, CA
Bridget McDonald ’19
Remy Moose Manley, LLP
Sacramento, CA
Bridget McDonald '19 is a senior associate attorney at the Sacramento-based boutique law firm of Remy Moose Manley, LLP. Bridget represents clients from the public and private sectors in all phases of the land use entitlement and permitting process, including administrative approvals and litigation. Her practice includes matters arising under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State Planning and Zoning Law, the Housing Accountability Act, the State Density Bonus Law, the California Coastal Act, state constitutional matters, civil and administrative procedure, and numerous other environmental and housing statutes. In her spare time, Bridget enjoys rooting for the LA Dodgers and USC Trojans, as well as spending time with her husband and their son and rescue dog.
Jennifer F. Novak
Law Office of Jennifer F. Novak
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Jennifer F. Novak is a former Deputy Attorney General with extensive experience in environmental law. At the California Department of Justice, she represented agencies including the State Water Board, Cal-EPA, and CalFIRE. Since 2013, she has led an environmental law firm in Southern California, guiding clients—from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses—through complex issues like contamination, water regulation, and compliance. A past Chair of the California Lawyers Association’s Environmental Law Section, Jennifer also serves on nonprofit boards and volunteers in her community. Now an empty nester, she’s exploring taiko drumming, pickleball, and more travel.
Jennifer L. Spaletta '98
Stoel Rives LLP
Sacramento, CA
UC Davis School of Law Faculty/Staff Members
Professor Tracy L. Winsor
Co-Director, California Environmental Law and Policy Center
Tracy L. Winsor is a Professor of Environmental Practice at UC Davis School of Law, where she currently teaches water law and negotiations courses. She also teaches environmental law and negotiations courses for UC Davis master's and undergraduate students. Her areas of interest include water rights, water quality, wildfire, the Public Trust Doctrine, environmental enforcement, negotiations, oral advocacy, and legal writing. She is a former Senior Assistant Attorney General for the California Attorney General’s Office, Natural Resources Law Section. There, she served as counsel for the State of California’s natural resources agencies from 1996-2025, advocating in state and federal courts in trial and appellate litigation. In her role as Senior Assistant Attorney General, she oversaw the work of 70-80 attorneys and paralegals representing California state natural resource agencies in litigation and advice matters.
Professor Albert C. Lin
Co-Director, California Environmental Law and Policy Center
Albert C. Lin is a Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at King Hall and teaches courses primarily in environmental law and policy. Lin previously served as a trial attorney for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and clerked for Judge James Browning of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then-Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Professor Richard M. Frank '74
Senior Fellow, California Environmental Law and Policy Center
Richard Frank is Professor of Environmental Practice (Ret.) and Senior Fellow with the California Environmental Law and Policy Center at UC Davis School of Law. He has taught courses in water law, environmental law, natural resources law, ocean and coastal law, climate change law & policy, comparative environmental law, civil procedure, and related topics.
From 2006-2010, Professor Frank served as the founding Executive Director of the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment and as a Lecturer in Residence at UC Berkeley School of Law. From 1977-2006, he served in various legal capacities with the California Department of Justice, culminating as Chief Deputy Attorney General for Legal Affairs (2003-06). During most of his career with the Department, Frank focused on constitutional, environmental, land use, water and public land management issues.
Professor Karrigan Börk
Senior Fellow, California Environmental Law and Policy Center
Professor Börk graduated with Distinction and Pro Bono Distinction from Stanford Law School in 2009, and completed his PhD dissertation in Ecology at UC Davis in September 2011. He clerked for Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson, and Judge Janice Karlin on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. Professor Börk's publications run the gamut from the definitive text on California instream flow law to a hatchery and genetic management plan for spring-run Chinook salmon. Professor Börk is currently working on the law of ecosystem management and western water law.
Professor Christopher S. Elmendorf
UC Davis School of Law
Professor Elmendorf is a leading authority on California land-use and housing law, and has also done widely noted work on public understanding of housing markets and opinion about housing policy. He works in the areas of property law, election law, statutory interpretation, and administrative law, using both doctrinal and empirical methods. Beyond the law school, Professor Elmendorf serves on the advisory board of the Abundance Academic Network, a new initiative of Arnold Ventures to advance policy-minded research on housing, transportation, and clean-energy development.
Sue Walther Jones
Law Centers Associate Director
Sue Walther Jones joined the Law Centers as Associate Director in 2025 after staffing the UC Davis Law Review for 19 years. Before coming to the UC Davis School of Law, she worked in higher education textbook publishing and university communications.
Jesus Barraza Garcia
Law Centers Program Coordinator
Jesus Barraza Garcia serves as the Program Coordinator at the UC Davis School of Law, supporting interdisciplinary initiatives such as CELPC. He is passionate about creating impactful learning environments and is dedicated to connecting people and ideas that drive positive change.
UC Davis School of Law Student Board Members
Quentin Greathouse '27
Co-Editor in Chief, Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal
Quentin Greathouse is one of the current Co-Editors-in-Chief of the UC Davis Environmental Law and Policy Journal. With a background in Plant Biology and Secondary Metabolism, he strives to contribute his technical knowledge to the ever-changing field of environmental law. Quentin also has experience as a former Emergency Medical Technician, Patient Safety Attendant, Phlebotomist, and as intern for Microplastic Contamination Research.
Sarah Semaan '27
Co-Editor in Chief, Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal
Caitlyn Brekke '27
Co-Chair, Environmental Law Society
Caitlyn Brekke is a JD candidate at the UC Davis School of Law, where she serves as Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Society and Senior Article Editor for Environs. She works as an LRW Tutor and Research Assistant to Professor Richard Frank and Tracy Winsor, focusing on emerging environmental law issues before state and federal courts. Previously, Caitlyn gained legal and public-sector experience through roles with the California Coastal Commission and the California Attorney General’s Office, as well as early career service as a second grade teacher. A passionate outdoors enthusiast, community theater volunteer, and enjoyer of creative arts, she aims to pursue a career at the intersection of environmental advocacy and public service.
Quinn Todd '27
Co-Chair, Environmental Law Society
Quinn is a first-generation law student at the UC Davis School of Law and current Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Society. With a background working with injured plaintiffs in toxic torts, Quinn's interests lie at the intersection of the legal field and environmental justice. He grew up in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in History of Public Policy and Law. In his free time, Quinn enjoys photography and long hikes with his dogs.
Paul Hamann '25
President, Water Association of Law and Policy
Adriana Chavez '26
President, Renewable Energy Law Society (RELS)
Adriana Chavez is a 3L at UC Davis School of Law and has earned the Environmental Law Certificate. She is committed to advancing environmental justice, clean energy policy, and sustainable water management. During law school, she also served as Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Environs Environmental Law and Policy Journal and Diversity Chair of the Environmental Law Society.