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Steve Sacks is the founder and publisher of the California Green Building Blog, and is a LEED AP. Steve works as an attorney at Sellar Hazard Manning Ficenec & Lai LLP (www.sellarlaw.com) where he specializes in construction litigation and transactions. Before joining , Sellar Hazard, Steve created the Sustainability Practice Group at Bell, Rosenberg & Hughes, LLP.
Steve’s master’s thesis at the University of Wisconsin at Madison demonstrated how feudal land ownership rights during the Middle Ages sparked the emergence of a market economy in Europe. In law school, he focused on contract law and the expansion of tax incentives for environmentally friendly construction. In his spare time, Steve focuses on his two young children, his wonderful wife, and fixing his “fixer-upper.”
You can reach Steve by email at steve [at] californiagreenbuildingblog.com
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Sarah Grilli is a contributor to the California Green Building Blog. She is a LEED AP, and a member of Bell, Rosenberg & Hughes’ Sustainability Practice Group. She has always been interested in sustainability and environmental issues and started her legal career practicing at a boutique environmental and land use firm in Boston.
Sarah clerked during law school for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and was the founder of her school’s Environmental Law Society, serving as its first president, and editor of their newsletter. As an undergraduate, she earned a minor in urban planning, with a focus on sustainable development. Originally from Rhode Island, Sarah has been a resident of San Francisco for 5 years now and when not researching and writing for this blog you can find her out on one of the city’s soccer fields or tennis courts.
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