With 30 years of trial experience, Mitchell J. Klein counsels clients in a wide variety of environmental and natural resource legal issues. He has extensive experience working with many state and federal agencies in all areas of natural resource and environmental law. Mr. Klein's experience also includes litigation pursuant to the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Hazardous and Solid Waste regulations, and Superfund liability. He represents clients with administrative, permitting, and corporate compliance issues.
Prior to re-entering into private practice, Mr. Klein was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona for nearly 10 years, where he was the chief counsel for the Civil Unit of the Environmental Enforcement Section, responsible for all environmental enforcement actions taken by the state. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Mr. Klein was the managing partner for the Arizona office of a national litigation firm.
Additionally, Mr. Klein is a judge pro tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court.