Peter Hsiao

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Peter Hsiao has 37 years of experience as a lead trial lawyer. He is the head of the West Coast Environmental, Health & Safety Practice in Los Angeles. Drawing upon his chemical engineering background, he is one of the nation’s leading attorneys in environmental, natural resources, climate change and toxic tort law. He is a Fellow and member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, and Chair of its Strategic Planning Initiative. Peter is also former Chair of the State Bar of California's Environmental Law Section and a former member of the ABA's Standing Committee on Environmental Law.

Mr. Hsiao is one of 16 lawyers named as a Distinguished Environmental Advocate by the American Bar Association and is the editor the California Environmental and Natural Resources Law Handbook.