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.