Legal Support and Expert Testimony

We provide a variety of legal and legislative support services to public agencies, law firms, and private clients. We have extensive experience providing expert witness testimony in land use litigation, evaluating general plans for their legal adequacy, drafting and reviewing land use initiatives and referenda, peer reviewing CEQA documents, and evaluating implementation programs and ordinances for their consistency with the general plan. We provide legal services in the following areas:

  • Expert witness testimony in land use litigation
  • General plan legal adequacy evaluation
  • Drafting and reviewing land use initiatives and referenda
  • CEQA document peer review
  • Evaluating zoning, subdivision, and other project approvals for consistency with the general plan

 

 

Representative Projects

Published Cases
  • Black Property Owners Association v. City of Berkeley
  • Garat v. City of Riverside
  • Kinzli v. City of Santa Cruz
  • Lesher Communications, Inc. v. City of Walnut Creek
Other Cases and Projects
  • City of Folsom Proposed Growth Initiative
  • City of Manteca Growth Cap Initiative
  • Nevada County Grand Jury General Plan Analysis
  • Mission Viejo Development Agreements
  • Morgan Hill Initiative
  • Sand Hill Road Initiative and Referendum (Palo Alto)
  • Segerstrom Home Ranch General Plan Amendment (City of Costa Mesa)
  • Turtle Island Initiative (Loomis)