Atty. David P. Waite
David has over twenty-five years of land use and environmental law experience. His practice focuses on CEQA, climate change, development agreements, discretionary permits and entitlements, infrastructure agreements, public-private partnerships, subdivisions, zoning, environmental regulatory compliance, CERCLA, RCRA, and Proposition 65.
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David P. Waite is a zoning, litigation, and environmental attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP. Educated at Georgetown University (J.D., 1986). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Land Use and Zoning Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David has over twenty-five years of land use and environmental law experience
- His practice focuses on CEQA, climate change, development agreements, discretionary permits and entitlements, infrastructure agreements, public-private partnerships, subdivisions, zoning, environmental regulatory compliance, CERCLA, RCRA, and Proposition 65
- David regularly appears before planning commissions, city councils, and other federal, state, and local government agencies on land use and regulatory matters
- David has litigated to final judgment numerous environmental and land use disputes
- He has represented a variety of developers, lenders and institutional investors on the environmental and land use aspects of workouts, debt restructurings, and foreclosures
- David advises clients on transactional matters involving Brownfields and other environmentally impaired real property
- David is a member of The Counselors of Real Estate (“CRE”)
- He is also a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (“ACREL”)
- He has been selected by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the “Top 50 Development Attorneys” in California
- David is actively involved in numerous Real Estate Industry associations
- He has served as the Governance Chair and a past Chair of the Urban Land Institute's Los Angeles District Council (“ULI-LA”)
- He is Chairman Emeritus of the Southern California Real Estate Alliance, board member of the Los Angeles Headquarters Association, board member of the Skid Row Housing Trust, and a member of the Westside Urban Forum
- He previously served on the Advisory Board of the California Infill Builders Federation
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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