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| | Address | | 1901 Harrison Street, 9th Floor | | Oakland, California 94612 | | (Alameda Co.) | | | |
| | | McDonough Holland & Allen PC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Practice Areas include: Administrative Law, Affordable Housing, Antitrust, Appeals, Arbitration / Mediation, Banking / Financial Services, Bankruptcy, Business / Corporate Services, Construction, Eminent Domain, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Franchising, Government Relations, International, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Litigation, Patents / Trademarks / Copyrights, Personal Injury, Public Law, Probate, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Securities, Tax, Telecommunications, Water. | | Year Established: 1953 | Firm Profile:
McDonough Holland & Allen PC is a multi-service law firm committed to providing a powerful combination of client service and legal expertise. The firm, with its approximately 100 attorneys based in two strategically located Northern California offices, has a client base that ranges from real estate and construction companies to health care and public entities. For more than 50 years, McDonough has focused on helping businesses, individuals and local governments build and sustain our communities. Through this endeavor, the firm's attorneys have forged strong, long-term relationships with their clients, striving to anticipate their needs and partner with them to craft innovative solutions. | | Firm Size: 100 | Representative Clients:
Alameda Community Improvement Commission; City of Calistoga; Concord Redevelopment Agency; Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority; Emeryville Redevelopment Agency; Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency; Town of Moraga; City of Oakland; City of Rohnert Part; San Francisco Transbay Terminal Joint Powers Authority; Ross Valley Sanitary District; City of San Ramon; City of Sonoma. |
Other Office Locations of McDonough Holland & Allen PC
Sacramento, California, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Michelle Marchetta Kenyon (Shareholder) born Los Angeles, California, May 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles; University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1980); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to the Hon. Raul A. Ramirez, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, 1987. Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Practice Areas: Public Law; Land Use; Litigation. Email: Michelle Marchetta Kenyon | | Gerald J. Ramiza (Shareholder) born Paterson, New Jersey, February 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1988); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1994). Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. (Resident). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Redevelopment Law. Email: Gerald J. Ramiza | | Linda R. Beck (Shareholder) born New York, New York, December 31, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1981); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1988). Author: "Joint Representation," The Construction Lawyer, January 1995. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Linda R. Beck | | Benjamin L. Stock (Shareholder) born Los Angeles, California, February 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1995); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2000). Literary Editor, West Northwest Journal of Environmental Law, 1998-2000. Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Eminent Domain; Municipal Law. Email: Benjamin L. Stock | | ASSOCIATES | | Susanne Meyer Brown (Associate) born San Francisco, California, September 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Writing and Research. Honorable Member, Moot Court Brief. Real Estate Salesperson's License, California, 1991. Real Estate Brokers' License, California, 2004. Member: Women in Real Estate; California Redevelopment Association. Member: Alameda County (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Solo and Small Firm) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Law Practice Management; Women Rainmakers) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member: Section on: Real Proerty Law); Women Lawyers of Alameda County. (Resident). Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Redevelopment; Public Law. Email: Susanne Meyer Brown | | Benjamin D. Winig (Associate) born Walnut Creek, California, December 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, California and Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1999); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2004). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Public Law; Municipal Law. Email: Benjamin D. Winig | | Veronica Ramirez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2000); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Public Law. Email: Veronica Ramirez | | Andrea Shirani Visveshwara (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1999); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2003). Email: Andrea Shirani Visveshwara | | Laura Kennedy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Municipal Law. Email: Laura Kennedy | | James Jude Atencio (Associate) born Espanola, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1997); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2000). Recipient, Berkeley Law Foundation Grant. Staff Member, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 1998-1999. Articles Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly. Intern, Federal Trade Commission, San Francisco, 1999. Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Public Law; Affordable Housing; Redevelopment; Land Use; Military Base Reuse. | | Thomas Capriola (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Email: Thomas Capriola | | Jennifer Peters (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Email: Jennifer Peters | | Rafael Mandelman (Associate) born Laguna Beach, California, October 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2001, Nevada. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Harvard University (M.P.P., 1999); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2000). Recipient: Prosser Prize in Property Law. Member, Housing Committee and Homeless Task Force, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (S.P.U.R.). Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada. (Resident). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Development; Land Use. Email: Rafael Mandelman | | SENIOR ATTORNEY | | Joanne Leah Castella (Senior Attorney) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1999). Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Email: Joanne Leah Castella | | OF COUNSEL | | Thomas R. Curry (Of Counsel) born Glendale, California, April 19, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1966); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1970). Professor of Law, John F. Kennedy School of Law, Summer 1997 and Fall 2000. City Attorney, City of Livermore, 1980-2001. Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Practice Areas: Local Government Law. Email: Thomas R. Curry | | Richard G. Rypinski (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, October 1, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1951); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (LL.B., 1954). Author: "Eminent Domain, A Step By Step Guide To The Acquisition of Real Property," Solano Press (2d Ed. 2002). Member: State Bar of California. [U.S. Navy, 1946-1948]. (Resident). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Environmental Law. Email: Richard G. Rypinski | | Natalie E. West (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, California; 2006, Maine. Education: Smith College (A.B., 1968); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1973). General Counsel, Livermore Amador Valley Water Management Agency, 1996-2001. City Attorney: City of Brentwood, 1994-1998; City of Novato, 1985-1992; City of Berkeley, 1980-1985. Counsel for California Fair Political Practices Commission, Sacramento, 1975-1979. President, City Attorney's Department, League of California Cities, 1986-1987. Board of Directors, League of California Cities, 1995-1997. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Public Agency Law; Land Use Law; Litigation; Eminent Domain. Email: Natalie E. West | | Wynne S. Furth (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971). City Attorney: La Verne, California, 1975-1988; Claremont, 1978—. Corporation Member, Mount San Antonio Gardens, 1995—. Trustee: Webb Schools of California, 1984-1986; Vivian Webb School, 1979-1984. Visiting Lecturer, Pitzer College, 1990. Member: Western San Bernardino County (Director, 1992-1994) and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1980-1982); League of California Cities, City Attorneys Division (Second Vice President, 1997—); National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Public Law; Estate Planning; CEQA; NEPA; Affordable Housing. Email: Wynne S. Furth | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Sacramento, California Office: 555 Capitol Mall, 9th Floor. Telephone: 916-444-3900. Fax: 916-444-8334.
| (For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Sacramento) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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