Practice Areas - We have significant experience in the following areas
  • Climate Change – AB 32 compliance and monitoring
  • Sustainable Communities Strategies – SB 375
  • General Plans – preparation and amendment
  • Specific Plans
  • Zoning Ordinances
  • Development Agreements
  • Entitlements Strategies for Applicants or Agencies
  • Environmental Review Strategies for Applicants or Agencies
  • CEQA Compliance
  • CEQA Streamlining
  • Impact or Developer Fees
  • Local Government Law (City and County)
  • Election Law – Voting Rights, Initiative & Referendum
  • Transfer of Development Rights Programs
  • Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
  • Conditional Use Permits
  • Variances
  • Reimbursement Agreements
  • Flood Control
  • Wetlands
  • Special Status Species
  • Permit Streamlining Act
  • Conservation Easements/Williamson Act
  • Special Counsel for Land Use/Environmental Review for Local Agencies
  • Litigation Avoidance Strategies
  • Development Economics Public Education & Consulting
  • Public Participation Programs
  • Wireless Communications (Cell Sites and Systems)

 

  • Land Use & Environmental Litigation
    • Administrative Writs of Mandate – Prosecution and Defense
    • Writs of Mandate
    • Appeals
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Real Estate
    • Purchase & Sale Agreements
    • Leases
    • Options
    • Finance – Opinion Letters for Borrowers
    • Easements
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Partition Agreements and Litigation
  • Education and Training Services
    • Land Use Law
    • Environmental Law & CEQA
    • CEQA Streamlining
    • Climate Change – Greenhouse Gas Reduction
    • Sustainable Communities Strategies
    • Ethics in Land Use, Environmental & Real Estate Matters
    • Development Economics
    • Flood Control Regulation & Planning Issues
    • Water Rights & Water Quality
  • Business Entity Formation
  • Sub-S Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Common Interest Developments
    • Drafting of CC&Rs
    • Condo Conversion
    • Department of Real Estate Compliance