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Licensed in California for 64 years
State: California
Acquired: 1962
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Location
Best Best & Krieger, Attorneys at Law
2001 North Main Street Suite 390, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596
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Experience
Honors
2008
"The Best Lawyers of America", "The Best Lawyers of America"
2004
Public Lawyer of the Year, State Bar of California
1997
United States Supreme Court “Best Brief Award”,
1980
a v rating, Martindale-Hubbell
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Who's Who in American Law,
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger
2002 - 2004
Deputy Solicitor and Acting Solicitor, U. S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
2000 - 2002
General Counsel, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
1991 - 1999
Chief Assistant Attorney General; head of Public Rights Division, California Attorney General
1963 - 1991
Deputy Attorney General, California Attorney General
Associations
American Bar Association
Member
1988 - 1990
American Bar AssociationChairman, Water Resources Committee
1985 - 2000
Western States Water CouncilCalifornia member
Sample of Legal Cases
California v. United States, 438 U.S. 645 (1978)
State of California prevailed
National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (Mono Lake), 33 Cal.3d 419 (1983)
Public trust doctrine applies to water rights
O.W.L. Foundation v. City of Rohnert Park, 168 Cal.App.4th 568 (2008)
Court of Appeal upheld City's water supply assessm
Education
1961
Stanford Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1958
Columbia University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
2008
29 Whittier Law Review 765
California Water Law: Historical Origins to the Present