Jon Welner

Jon Welner is a leading practitioner of environmental law in California. His broad and deep experience over twenty years enables him to solve regulatory problems for clients in virtually every area of environmental practice, including air, water, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, consumer products, traditional and renewable energy, and natural resources. Jon helps clients make sense of the “alphabet soup” of state and federal environmental regulatory agencies in order to achieve their business objectives. He regularly represents clients in court to defend their interests and achieve their goals.

Jon has a robust land use practice and assists clients to successfully navigate the review process to obtain entitlements for development. He has significant experience with coastal development and the permitting of industrial and energy facilities. Jon also represents local governments in high-profile land use matters.

Jon has further expertise on development-related labor issues, including prevailing wage law and project labor agreements (PLAs). He has been recognized by California Lawyer as one of the preeminent prevailing wage practitioners in the state. Jon regularly represents developers and trade associations before the Department of Industrial Relations and has negotiated numerous PLAs.

Jon has a long track record of public service. He is an elected official, serving on Tiburon Town Council, and previously served as a senior official at the California Natural Resources Agency. Jon has served for many years in leadership roles at both the California and San Francisco Bar Associations.

• Environmental Law
• Business Law

• Development and Construction
• Land Use
• Energy
• Real Estate
• Sustainability and Global Climate Change
• Base Realignment and Closures

California

Since 1995

Member

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo LLP

2018 - Current

Town of Tiburon

Councilmember

2018 - Current

Partner and Chair, Prevailing Wage Group

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

2012 - 2018

Partner

Downey Brand LLP

2010 - 2012

Attorney

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

2002 - 2010

Stanford University

J.D. (1995) | Law

1992 - 1995

Activities: Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review

Stanford University

A.B. (1989) | Political Science

1986 - 1989

Honors: Graduated With Distinction; Member, Phi Beta Kappa; John Gardner Fellow; Truman Scholar

Activities: Chair, Stanford in Government

Superlawyer

Superlawyers

AV Preeminent Rating

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review

Superb Rating

Avvo

The Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers

State Bar of California # 178578

Member

Current

Environmental Law Section, Bar Association of San Francisco

Executive Committee and former Chair

Current

Environmental Law Section, California State Bar

Advisory Board

Current

Osher Marin Jewish Community Center

President, Board of Directors

Current

John Gardner Fellowship Association

Board of Directors

Current

Stanford-in-Government

Advisory Board

Current

Panel Discussion, Hydraulic Fracturing, Bar Association of San Francisco

June 11, 2013

Prevailing Wage Law, Lorman Education Services, Crowne Plaza Sacramento

December 6, 2013

Prevailing Wage Law in California, Lorman Education Seminars, Santa Rosa, Milpitas and San Francisco, CA

March 7, 2014

March 7, 2014 - May 21, 2014

Prevailing Wage Emerging Issues, Select Conference on Industry Litigation, Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley

May 3, 2014

May 3-4, 2014

Prevailing Wage Law, Lorman Seminar, Sacramento, CA

December 4, 2014