Albert Herson, M.A., J.D., AICP, is an environmental attorney and planner with more than 35 years of professional experience in CEQA, NEPA and natural resources law. He serves as the Sohagi Law Group's Sacramento presence and advises public agencies on water resources and supply, climate change, SB 375, the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act (including 404 permitting), as well as CEQA and NEPA. He is coauthor of California Environmental Law and Policy: A Practical Guide; CEQA Deskbook (2nd ed.) and The NEPA Book; as well as CEQA and wetlands chapters in Matthew Bender’s California Environmental Law and Land Use Practice treatise. He has led numerous public and client training courses on NEPA, CEQA, environmental permitting and climate change, and is co-chair of CLE International’s Annual CEQA Update conferences. He has served on the State Bar Environmental Law Section Executive Committee, as president of the California Planning Roundtable, and as president of the American Planning Association California Chapter. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a recipient of UC Davis Extension's Outstanding Service Award.