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Steven Keith Garner

Steven Keith Garner

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Seventeenth Floor, Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111

Real Estate and Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Wetlands and Endangered Species and 6 more

About Steven Keith Garner

Steven Keith Garner is a lawyer practicing real estate and land use, land use litigation, wetlands and endangered species and 6 other areas of law. Steven received a B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1993, and has been licensed for 25 years. Steven practices at Sheppard Mullin in San Francisco, CA.

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Areas of Law

  • Other 9
    • Real Estate and Land Use
    • Land Use Litigation
    • Wetlands and Endangered Species
    • CEQA Documentation and Defense
    • Environmental
    • ESG and Sustainability
    • Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance
    • Food and Beverage
    • Multifamily Housing

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Sheppard Mullin
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Project Planning
    Permitting: Representing owner/developer in l
    use entitlement, environmental review,
    public trust matters related to redevelopment of a former naval shipyard in the San Francisco Bay Area.
    Represented developer of 10-building, 305-unit apartment complex in Vista, California in local entitlement
    CEQA processes,
    natural resources permitting from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish
    Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish
    Wildlife,
    California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
    Represented developer on wetl
    s, water quality,
    endangered species permitting for 250 MW solar generation project in Imperial County.
    Represented owners/developers in exchange
    boundary line agreements with the State L
    s Commission.
    Represented national e-tailer in l
    use entitlements for over 150 stores in California.
    Due Diligence: Conducted wetl
    s, endangered species,
    cultural resources diligence for over three dozen solar
    wind projects in Illinois, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho,
    California.
    Litigation
    Administrative Enforcement: Represented restaurant owner in enforcement proceedings
    permitting before the Bay Conservation
    Development Commission.
    Represented l
    owner in administrative enforcement actions concerning allegedly unauthorized grading activities brought by County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish
    Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish
    Wildlife,
    California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
    Successfully defended developer in federal court against citizen suit challenge to a Stanislaus County development project involving Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act,
    NEPA claims. Protect Our Water v. Flowers, 377 F.Supp.2d 844 (E.D. Cal. 2004).
    Administrative Advocacy: Represented industry association in rulemaking proceedings before the State Water Resources Control Board concerning the adoption of state wetl
    definition
    permitting procedures in 2016, 2017,
    2019.
    Represented industry associations in rulemaking proceedings before the California Fish
    Game Commission
    the U.S. Fish
    Wildlife Service
    the state
    federal Endangered Species Act.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2001, California
    U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Memberships

    Memberships

    Member, American Planning Association (Planning and Law Division)

    Member, Bay Planning Coalition

    Member, California Building Industry Association (Legal Affairs Committee)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of California, Berkeley
    J.D.
    Ecology Law Quarterly

    University of California, Berkeley
    J.D.
    2001 Managing Editor

    University of California, Berkeley
    J.D.
    California Law Review

    University of California, Berkeley
    J.D.
    Executive Editor
    Other Education
    Stanford University
    Class of 1993
    B.A.
    with honors

    Harvard University
    Class of 1997
    with distinction

    Harvard University
    Class of 1997
    Master in Urban Planning

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