Dana P. Palmer

Examples of Dana's diverse client experience include defending national trucking companies in the enforcement of the California Air Resources Board's Truck & Bus Rule; defending a manufacturer and three national retailers in Proposition 65 litigation in response to allegations of acrylamide exposure in hash browns; representing an aerospace client in the resolution of soil and groundwater solvent contamination issues involving state and federal litigation and a creative negotiated three-party settlement; advising companies on the regulation of antimicrobials (particularly relevant in the COVID-19 era); and performing environmental due diligence for numerous telecommunications, solar, and wind projects.

Early in his legal career, Dana was one of the most junior attorneys ever to chair the California State Bar's Environmental Law Section. Dana began his legal career as the inaugural staff attorney at a trailblazing nonprofit organization where he litigated matters concerning water pollution and energy and advocated before state, regional, and local agencies on topics affecting water quality. Prior to his legal career, Dana worked in the environmental sector in various capacities. As special assistant to the administrator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, he represented the U.S. Department of Commerce on climate issues at interagency meetings and at an international negotiating conference at The Hague. He also served as a legislative fellow on environmental issues for the office of a U.S. senator and as an associate in the environmental division of ICF International. Dana is a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion committee.

accolades

• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2025)