Sarah Ellen Owsowitz

Sarah Ellen Owsowitz

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Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 26 years

Land use and zoning Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning, Appeals, State, Local And Municipal Law

555 California St 10FL, San Francisco, CA

About Sarah

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Land Use and Zoning 60%

CEQA advice and litigation, with a particular concentration including on historic preservation and cultural resource issue, preparing and defending EIRs for large-scale development projects, hospital retrofits, and projects with complex water supply and climate change issues.

27 years | 200 cases

60%
Appeals 20%

Handles California Environmental Quality Act and California Planning and Zoning Law appeals

27 years | 10 cases

20%
State, Local, and Municipal Law 20%

Advises with regard to Public Records Act, Brown Act and other public meeting laws, as well as local Planning and Zoning laws.

27 years | 50 cases

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 26 years

State: California

Acquired: 1999

Active

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Location

Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP

555 California St 10FL, San Francisco, CA, 94104-1513

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2011

Northern California Rising Star for Land Use Law, Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine

2010

Northern California Rising Star for Land Use Law, Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine

2009

Northern California Rising Star for Land Use Law, by Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Senior Associate, Cox Castle & Nicholson, LLP

2005 - 2007

Associate, Morrison & Foerster

1999 - 2005

Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office

Associations

2008 - 2010

State Bar of California, Real Property Law Section

Executive Committee

Sample of Legal Cases

Tracy First v. City of Tracy (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 912

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Education

1999

Univ of Minnesota L S

law

1998

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Masters of Planning

1995

Univ of Chicago

undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2010

Water Rights Sales and Transfers

Overview of State Requirements for Evaluating Water Supplies

2010

Practical Aspects of Prosecuting Citizens’ Suits

ABC’s: Practical Aspects of Prosecuting Citizens’ Suits

2010

CLE Land Use Law & Policy Conference

Green house Gases and Climate Change – Local and Regional Regulations You Need to Know

Publications

2009

California Real Property Journal CEQA and Climate Change - Where are We Today and Where Are We Going?
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