Douglas Chermak

OF couNsel

doug@superlawgroup.com

212-242-2355 ext. 5

Douglas Chermak is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley School of Law with a

certificate in Environmental Law and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from

The University of Florida. He has practiced environmental law since 2007, with a focus on water

quality and the Clean Water Act. He is a former partner with Lozeau Drury LLP, a plaintiff’s side

environmental law firm in Oakland, CA. His practice areas included the Clean Water Act,

California Environmental Quality Act, and Proposition 65. His clients included non-profit

organizations, labor unions, community groups, and citizens. Doug practiced plaintiff’s side civil

rights and employment litigation with the Law Offices of Michael S. Sorgen in San Francisco, CA.

From 2004 through 2012, Doug also served as the Law Program Director for the Center for

Contemplative Mind in Society, working to integrate meditation and contemplative practices

with the legal profession. In October 2010, he organized “The Mindful Lawyer” conference at

UC Berkeley School of Law, the first national conference on the subject of law and meditation.

He has guest lectured in classes on law and mindfulness at the UC Berkeley School of Law and

Golden Gate University School of Law.

Bar Admissions:

  • California

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Selected Presentations:

  • Presenter, “Negotiating Consent Decrees for Environmental Violations”, Strafford Live CLE Webinar, December 4, 2018

  • Presenter, “Mindfulness and Competence In Legal Practice”, 2018 Environmental Law Conference At Yosemite, California Lawyers Association, October 20, 2018

  • Presenter, “Private Enforcement of U.S. Environmental Laws”, Strafford Live CLE Webinar, November 15, 2017.

  • Presenter, “Secondary Trauma, Mindfulness, And Self-Care”, 29th Annual AILA [American Immigration Lawyers Association], California Chapters Conference, November 10, 2016.