Michelle Ouellette Named 2008 Southern California Super Lawyer

BB&K Partner and Executive Committee member Michelle Ouellette has been named to the 2008 Southern California Super Lawyers* list for environmental and government/municipal law.  She joins past BB&K Southern California Super Lawyers*: Franklin C. Adams (bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, 2007); John E. Brown (government/municipal, political and school/education law, 2007); Scott H. Campbell (government/municipal, labor/employment and general litigation, 2007, 2006); William R. DeWolfe (business litigation and estate planning/probate, 2007); and Brant H. Dveirin (business litigation, land use/zoning and government/municipal, 2007, 2004).

Ms. Ouellette represents municipal, district and private clients in environmental issues arising under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and wetlands regulations. Her practice also focuses on the state and federal Endangered Species Acts, including listing, Section 7 consultation and habitat conservation planning. Recently, Ms. Ouellette assisted the County of Riverside in the development of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (“MSHCP”), its Implementing Agreement and its Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement. The MSHCP is one of the largest conservation plans in the United States.

About Super Lawyers
In 1991, Law & Politics magazine published the first issue of Minnesota Super Lawyers, a consumer's guide to the best attorneys in the state. As the annual magazine gained repute throughout Minnesota and in Washington state (where the second Law & Politics publication was launched in 1996), the publishers began to introduce Super Lawyers in cities around the country. Today, Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys in 47 states and Washington, D.C. The Super Lawyers selection process creates a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel. No other legal publisher goes through the unique multi-step process that Super Lawyers employs to find evidence of peer recognition and professional achievement.

* The Southern California Super Lawyers list does not include San Diego. The San Diego Super Lawyers 2008 list will be published in May.