He represents both public and private clients both in litigation and during local, regional, and state administrative processes. He has participated in a number of lawsuits that have resulted in published, precedent-setting California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions. He frequently lectures on CEQA to various audiences, and is a co-author of theGuide to the California Environmental Quality Act, published since 1987 by Solano Press Books. Jim has been an SCI board member since 2008.