Mitchell M. Tsai
Principal
Contact: (626) 381 – 9248
Mitchell (or Mitch) M. Tsai is the Principal of our Firm, where he oversees Firm operations and focuses on environmental and land use litigation. Mitch has over 12 years of experience handling environmental and land use litigation involving environmental review (California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act), pollution control (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act), hazardous waste (Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act commonly known as Superfund), consumer safety (Proposition 65), and land use. He is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in the state of California as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Ninth Circuit.
Mitch received his law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School, where he served as Managing Editor of Environmental Law review, the nation’s oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues, and as Air Quality Coordinator for the Northwest Environmental Defense Center. Mitch received his bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California.
Mitch currently serves as a board member for the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy as well as an elected member of the Central Committee for the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.
Mitch is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.
In his free time, Mitch enjoys running, hiking, bicycling, and ice hockey. He is an avid supporter of USC Trojan football, Los Angeles Kings hockey, and the Portland Timbers Football Club.