David Schnapf is a retired attorney with a lifelong interest in environmental issues.  After graduating law school from the University of Washington, David handled land use issues in the Seattle area, successfully challenging the development of a major regional shopping center in an undeveloped agricultural valley north of Seattle.

David then joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC, where he worked on water pollution and hazardous waste regulation and enforcement, transferring to EPA’s San Francisco “Region 9” in 1980.  After leaving EPA, David served as the executive director of the Lawyers’ Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control.

Afterwards, David  practiced patent law until his retirement, representing high technology clients including manufacturers of pollution control and environmental monitoring equipment. During this time he was a partner at the New York-based international law firm, Coudert Brothers, and with the California-based Sheppard Mullin firm.

David and his wife Julie settled in Greenbrae in 1992.  He enjoys hiking, biking, wildlife viewing and gardening.