Justice & Associates

Mission Statement

To provide environmental services that astonish our clients in a work environment that astonishes our staff.
 

Our Culture

Since our founding in 1993 our culture has been shaped by the two founders Mike and Susan Justice. Their focus on building a company from the ground-up has allowed there to be unique aspects to the way Justice & Associates operates. Mike was never big on titles or organization/span of control. To this day the only reason there are organizational charts is for corporate reasons.

All of the offices maintain a very open flexible environment. Several employees work flexible schedules to accommodate demands outside of the office. Employees are encouraged and rewarded for bringing new and innovative ways to expand and grow the company. Regular meetings with employees at all offices helps to create a transparent organization that allows everyone access to information about the company.

Since our inception traditions have developed which everyone looks forward to each year. Events like the kick-off meeting which provides a detailed look at the status of the company and the future, Holiday Potlucks, Annual Christmas Parties, Ten Year Anniversary celebrations help to create a culture that carries on the visions that Mike and Susan wanted for the company.
 

CA Certified Small Business

Justice & Associates is a California Certified Small Business. Among other incentives, a non-small business prime contractor who uses certified small business subcontractors for at least 25% of its net bid price is eligible for a bid preference of five percent (5%) of the lowest responsible bid when competing against another non-small business.
 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

In 2003, the Justice & Associates Board of Directors approved an ESOP. The ESOP Plan was developed to give nearly all our associates an ownership position in the firm at no cost to the associates. To this date, 49 percent of the firm's corporate shares are held by the ESOP in the name of the individual associates. The other 51 percent of the shares are held by Susan Justice with a plan in place to transfer all of her shares to the associates over a relatively short period of time.
 

History

Justice & Associates was founded by Mike and Susan Justice on September 1, 1993 in response to a growing need for environmental regulatory consulting services for the construction materials industries. The company name was selected because of Mike Justice's well-established name and reputation within the construction materials industries. The focus at the company's inception was primarily on producers of rock, sand and gravel, hot mix asphalt and ready mix concrete with operations in southwestern United States. Today, a wide range of industries have been added to the construction materials core. These industries include biosolids processing, secondary lead smelting, expandable polystyrene manufacturing, biodiesel production, dredging and marine construction, printing and publishing, metals recycling and petroleum refining. The geographic area covered now extends from coast to coast.

While Justice & Associates was originally owned entirely by Mike and Susan Justice, in 2003 on the company's 10th Anniversary plans to make Justice & Associates an Employee Owned company were unveiled. Today the "Associates" own nearly 49% of the company with Susan Justice owning the balance. The long term plan is to continue the trend of selling shares to the Employee Owners as the company continues to grow.

Justice & Associates began operations in a small office in Anaheim. By early 1996 the company had moved into a 3,600 square foot office in Seal Beach. Rapid growth continued and the Seal Beach office was replaced in 2001 by the current headquarters, a 9,000 square foot facility in Long Beach which provides room for additional growth and to conduct regulatory training classes.

Growth was not only focused in southern California. In 1997 Justice & Associates opened an office in Las Vegas. Soon thereafter the Southern Nevada Building Materials Association selected Justice & Associates to represent its interests on air pollution issues. In 2007 Justice & Associates opened an office in Fairfield to serve its growing client base in northern California. Only a few months after opening the Fairfield office the San Ramon based Engineering & Utility Contractors Association selected Justice & Associates to represent their member's interests on air and water quality issues.

Although Justice & Associates has served it's clients in Arizona from either the Long Beach or Las Vegas offices, management decided to open an office in the Phoenix area in 2009. Bob Evans was selected to represent Justice & Associates in the Valley of the Sun. Bob has 37 years of experience with the Maricopa County Air Quality Department including 11 years as the executive officer. Justice & Associates has joined the Arizona Rock Products Association and is active in their Environmental Committee.

The Justice & Associates staff continues to grow and has a broad range of experience and qualifications. The services provided have expanded to include not only air quality consulting but also water quality and solid waste permitting, land use consulting and permitting, emissions credit trading and regulatory advocacy. Numerous "firsts" have been accomplished including development and certification of the first Alternative Continuous Emission Monitoring System (ACEMS) for asphalt plants operating in the South Coast Air Quality Management District and obtaining the first Solid Waste Facility Permit issued for a biosolids processing facility in California.

On July 21, 2006 Justice & Associates lost its founder, mentor and friend when Mike Justice succumbed to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." While the Employee Owners miss Mike greatly they remain committed to his purpose for Justice & Associates which is "To provide environmental services that astonish our clients in a work environment that astonishes our staff." Growth in staff, services and revenue continue under the stewardship of a Board of Directors and the Employee Owners working to sustain and enhance Justice & Associates' long-standing dedication to industry, charity and prosperity.

The most recent expansion of services, staff and locations occurred in late 2007 when Justice & Associates acquired AIRx Testing. AIRx provides in-stack air pollution testing for criteria and toxic air contaminants. Testing is performed at stationary and portable emission sources located throughout the United States. With the acquisition of AIRx Justice & Associates now has 33 Associates located in six offices.