Mark A. Blum

Mr. Blum has been a shareholder of Horan Lloyd since 1992, and is the head of its Land Use and Environmental Law Group. Mr. Blum's practice focuses primarily on land use due diligence, entitlements and compliance, including zoning, water, Subdivision Map Act, environmental review (CEQA, NEPA), general plan, and historic resource issues before government agencies and boards at the local, regional, state, and federal levels. His services include permitting and entitlement, compliance audits, due diligence investigations, and feasibility analyses. Mr. Blum has litigated land use cases in trial and appellate courts. He has extensive experience advising and representing landowners, lenders, homeowner associations, developers, businesses, and institutions through all phases of the land use process. With over 29 years of experience practicing land use law on the Central Coast, Mr. Blum provides clients with an insightful and pragmatic legal perspective on their matters. He is often consulted to develop strategies for resolving complex development and political controversies. Prior to entering law school at Hastings, Mr. Blum was a land use planner with San Mateo County.