Michael Brandman Associates (MBA) is a professional, environmental consulting firm specializing in environmental planning, cultural resources management, natural and biological resources management, regulatory compliance, air quality analysis, water resources management, and restoration planting and maintenance services. MBA’s clients include local land developers, contractors, home builders, private- and public-sector agencies, engineers, financial institutions, law firms, military, and academic institutions.

The MBA team is comprised of over 100 environmental resource leaders whose skills encompass a vast knowledge of environmental regulations, laws, and compliance issues complemented by an in-depth, technical understanding of their individual disciplines. MBA staff is frequently called on for expert testimony, to be instructors at technical seminars, or to provide leadership at conferences. In addition to an outstanding staff, MBA stays actively involved in professional associations, legislative activity, and scientific research forums. The MBA team of environmental leaders serves various clients including land developers; homebuilders; architects; engineers; contractors; federal, state and local government; transportation and water agencies; and school districts.

MBA is dedicated to serving client needs with a project-specific, problem-solving approach geared towards meeting project deadlines on-time and within budget. MBA staff has a unique understanding of the complexities of managing projects with diverse challenges including scheduling and logistics, public relations, long-term field efforts, and multifaceted legal and agency compliance issues.

Since 1982, MBA has prepared thousands of environmental resource management and planning documents for CEQA and NEPA projects throughout California. We are proud to acknowledge that no MBA environmental document has ever been successfully challenged.