KNOWLEDGE. EXPERIENCE. RESULTS.
Highlights
Counsel, US Army Corps Of Engineers Los Angeles District
Assistant District Counsel, USACE Chicago and San Francisco Districts
Specialist in National Environment Policy Act & Sections 10/404/408 permitting
Member, USACE (Los Angeles) Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees
Practice Areas
Land use
Endangered Species Act
Federal contracting
Flood risk management
Environmental permitting
Dredging
Waterway and maritime restoration
Strategic and program management
Superfund remediation
WRDA
Education
JD, New York Law School
BS, Mechanical Engineering,
Clarkson University
Contact
Stephen Temmel, Esq.
Senior Advisor
Steve’s 30+ years of legal service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given him considerable expertise on such environmental and regulatory issues as NEPA compliance and §404 wetlands permitting.
Few people have more experience with federal environmental permitting in the Los Angeles area than Steve Temmel. Steve spent 30 years as District Counsel for US Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District. His unique longevity as District Counsel for one of the Corps’ largest Districts gives him extensive first-hand experience with complex legal, policy and political issues involving water resources, civil works and military construction.
Prior to his time in USACE Los Angeles, Steve was Assistant District Counsel in the USACE Chicago and San Francisco Districts.
Steve has provided legal advice during the preparation of hundreds of environmental assessments and §404(b)(1) analyses, including many environmental impact statements. He also has extensive trial attorney experience in construction law before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and federal litigation experience as counsel assisting the Department of Justice.
Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
Legal Advisor to USACE National Process Action Team on Project Cooperation Agreements
USACE Chief Counsel’s First Spirit of Arrowhead Award
Army Commendation Medal