Direct Dial: (510) 835-6817

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666

Practice Areas

• Government & Public Entity
• Environmental
• Health Care
• Employment

Education

• J.D., University of San Francisco, 1988
• M.P.H., University of Texas, 1982
• B.S., University of San Francisco

Licensed to Practice in

• California

Attorney Profile PDFs

• Verber, John J.

Local News

• Unanimous defense verdict in the U.S. District Court in Oakland

Recent News

• Unanimous defense verdict in the U.S. District Court in Oakland
• SAFETY Act Certification and Designation Awarded to Burnham Brown's Client D. W. Nicholson, Inc.

Reported Trial Results

• John J. Verber and Robert M. Bodzin Prevail at Trial on International Commercial Litigation Case Involving Distributor in China
• Ninth Circuit Affirms Successful Trial Verdict of John J. Verber and Robert M. Bodzin and Upholds the Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Unfair Business Practices Claim

Practice Expertise

• Specializes in the areas of environmental regulatory compliance and complex litigation

Litigation

• Successfully tried numerous court actions to jury verdict

Advice & Counsel

• Provides advice and counsel to a variety of clients on regulatory compliance matters

• Represents real property owners, lessees and industrial concerns at administrative hearings, government enforcement proceedings, and in negotiations with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and other federal, state and local agencies

• Represents and counsels clients in contract negotiations and real estate transactions, as well as in private cost recovery actions brought under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and its state analog

Professional Associations

• Member of State Bar of California, Alameda County Bar Association, and Public Agency Risk Managers Association
• Serves on the Board of Directors for the Alameda County Community Food Bank
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation 
• Serves on the Alameda County Bar Association's Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee
• Serves on the Board of Directors for the Alameda County Bar Association 

Publications

• John J. Verber and Robert M. Bodzin Prevail at Trial on International Commercial Litigation Case Involving Distributor in China.

Relevant Experience

• Masters Degree in public health and worked in various aspects of the health care industry, including as an administrator with The Methodist Hospital Health Care System in Houston, Texas

• Received training in all administrative divisions and was involved in a variety of diverse projects, including: the development and implementation of a multi-hospital purchasing program; drafting policy and procedure manuals for affiliated hospitals; long range hospital planning; and the preparation and presentation of applications for expansion of services before the Texas Health Facilities Commission