Advisory Services:

  • Due diligence, entitlements, and real estate services for commercial, industrial, orchard, vineyard, renewable energy, and mining properties;
  • Advise, defend, and settle regulatory compliance matters including the Clean Water Act, Porter-Cologne, air quality, and local zoning;
  • Create and update land use entitlement strategies by evaluating permissible uses on properties throughout the state;
  • Master lease agreement drafting and negotiations for 5G internet implementation;
  • CEQA compliance for new construction and redevelopment projects;
  • Advise and defend AB 1600 Mitigation Fee Act compliance for public agencies and private clients;
  • Expert witness work in land use disputes;
  • Submit client-tailored public comments to statewide programs nearing implementation; and
  • Advise, review, and defend environmental documents and land use entitlements for renewable energy development.

Litigation:

  • CEQA;
  • General Plans and Zoning;
  • Clean Water Act;
  • Easements, implied and express dedications;
  • Covenants, conditions, and restrictions;
  • Failure to disclose in real estate transactions;
  • Land use entitlements;
  • Eminent domain and inverse condemnation;
  • Board of Supervisors or City Council land use approvals;
  • AB 1600 Mitigation Fee Act;
  • Land use construction defect; and
  • California tribal consultation.

Courses Taught:

  • Abbott and Kindermann, Inc. – Annual Conference Series;
  • UC Davis – Annual Land Use Law Update;
  • County Counsel Association – Land Use Law Update;
  • California County Planning Directors Association – CEQA/Land Use Update;
  • League of California Cities – Supreme Court Takings Case and Takings Law Update;
  • National Business Institute – Water Rights and Handling Seminar;
  • UC Davis Extension – Subdivision Map Act class;
  • Abbott and Kindermann, Inc. – Takings & Real Estate Update;
  • UC Davis Extension – Vested Rights, Vesting Maps, and Development Agreements class;
  • American Planning Association, California – Panel on public agency responses to COVID-19;
  • National Business Institute – Best Practices for Handling Winery and Vineyard Land Use Issues;
  • Sacramento County Bar Association – Top 10 Takeaways for Winery and Vineyard Land Use Issues;
  • Sacramento County Bar Association – Supreme Court Takings Case and Takings Litigation Update;
  • Precast Concrete Association – Spring and Fall Annual Conference panels;
  • CalCIMA – Spring and Fall Environmental conference panels;
  • Sacramento County Bar Association – Real Property Section Legal Update; and
  • Halfmoon Bay Education, Inc. – Real Estate, Easements, and Takings Update.