Along with Sierra Engineering Limited, San Andreas, California as development consultant, Bill Abbott served as land use counsel to Castle & Cooke Calaveras, Inc. for the recently approved Copper Mill project, a mixed use project located in Copperopolis, California. Robert Klousner of Planning Partners served as the CEQA consultant to the applicant, and Quad Knopf

Diane Kindermann recently helped secure Sacramento-Yolo Port Commission approval of a $12 million bulk cement import and distribution facility at the Port of Sacramento in West Sacramento. The center could potentially double the port’s annual cargo.

Joel Ellinwood and Bill Abbott assisted K. Hovnanian Forecast Homes, Inc. in final approval of contested Swainson’s hawk mitigation,

Abbott & Kindermann, LLP, along with David Storer at Development Advisory Services, recently teamed up to secure City Council approval of a 230 lot subdivision in Porterville, California. Their efforts included convincing the City that a proposed emergency ordinance would not apply to the tentative map application previously deemed complete by the City.

Bill Abbott was recognized again by the publishers of Law and Politics and San Francisco Magazine as a leading practitioner in the field of land use law in Northern California.

Bill Abbott was also a finalist for the “Boss of the Year” award and was honored by the Sacramento Legal Secretaries Association.

Congratulations to Abbott & Kindermann’s newest associate, Elias E. Guzman. Elias previously worked as a law clerk at Abbott & Kindermann and we are delighted that he will be joining the firm as an attorney. You can read more about Elias’ education and background at http://www.aklandlaw.com. Also, please welcome Rhonda Engel, who joined