Sean K. Hungerford is a partner of Diepenbrock Harrison’s Land Use and Environmental Law Department. Sean’s practice includes the regulatory and environmental aspects of natural resources law, with an emphasis on resources development, water law, vested development rights and industrial facilities. Sean’s practice extends to all aspects of land development review and permitting, including all ancillary state and federal permits and approvals that accompany the local permitting process and land use regulation. Sean regularly speaks on environmental and land use issues.

Sean is licensed to practice in California and Nevada, and advises clients on land-use and environmental matters in both states. He also is admitted to practice before all California courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California and District of Nevada. Sean received his economics degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1994, and his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1998. Sean enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family.

PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTED CASES

• Sean K. Hungerford and Andrew B. Downs, Business Interruption Coverage: A Primer On The Physical Loss Requirements, 12-JUN NEV. LAW. 12, 12-13 (2004)
• Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. State Water Resources Control Bd. (2009) 2009 Cal. LEXIS 1009 

SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Vested Rights and the Protection of Vested Development Assets (January 2010)
• Streamlining the Environmental Review for Water Infrastructure Projects, California Water Conference, Society of American Military Engineers (Sacramento, October 2009)
• A Practical Guide to Development Agreements and Exactions (Redding, October 2007; Sacramento, November 2007)
• Tools for Understanding CEQA (Sacramento, November 2006)
• CEQA Seminar (Sacramento, November 2005)