Profile
Mr. Jacobs became a shareholder with the firm in 2006. He joined the firm as an associate attorney in September 2000, after previously clerking with the firm in 1999. Mr. Jacobs practices in the areas of water rights, compliance with Proposition 218, flood liability, together with navigating the FEMA flood insurance rate mapping process, federal and state environmental laws including the California Environmental Quality Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and matters pertaining to property rights and entitlements.
Mr. Jacobs graduated in 1996 from Hamilton College with a B.A. in Philosophy. In 2000, Mr. Jacobs earned his J.D. from the University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law, where he was awarded the American Jurisprudence award in constitutional law. He is a member of the State Bar of California.
Areas of Practice Emphasis
Natural resources and environmental law, including all phases of litigation in federal and state courts.
Prior Positions
Law Clerk: De Cuir & Somach, Sacramento, CA, 1999 to 2000.
Law Clerk: Yolo County Superior Court, Woodland, CA, 1998.
Education
University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law (J.D., 2000).Hamilton College (B.A., 1996).
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California, 2000.PublicationsReported CasesEl Dorado Irrigation Dist. v. State Water Resources Control Bd., 142 Cal.App.4th 937 (2006); North Gualala Water Co. v. State Water Resources Control Bd., 139 Cal.App.4th 1577 (2006); Graham v. Daimler Chrysler Corp., 34 Cal.4th 553 (2005); Tipton-Whittingham v. City of Los Angeles, 34 Cal.4th 604 (2004). |