Orran Balagopalan
Attorney
He/Him/His
Joined Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger in:
2021
Primary Practice Areas:
CEQA & NEPA, Climate Change & Air Quality, Land Trusts & Natural Resource Conservation, Renewable Energy, Litigation & Appeals
Career Highlights
- Representing the Environmental Defense Fund in its advocacy for clean and zero-carbon resource development in the California Public Utilities Commission’s Integrated Resource Planning proceeding.
- Successfully representing a community group in a CEQA lawsuit that invalidated the approval of the Banning Point warehouse project in the City of Banning.
- Representing The Energy Project in its advocacy on behalf of low-income utility customers before the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
Bar Memberships
Member of the Bar, State of California.
Education and Certifications
UCLA School of Law, JD 2021
Whittier College, BA (English), 2018
About Me
Originally from SoCal, but learning to love the Bay Area. I enjoy hiking, watching basketball, playing video games, and cats.