Profile

Ms. Buckman joined the firm as a shareholder in May 2008. Ms. Buckman's practice focuses on water and land use issues, and she regularly advises clients and litigates matters relating to California water law, CEQA, the federal and state Endangered Species Acts, the Williamson Act, and other water and land use laws such as SB 610/SB 221 and the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg LAFCo Act. Ms. Buckman also has extensive administrative experience and has negotiated complex matters with regulatory agencies such as the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Conservation. Ms. Buckman earned her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1995, and is a member of both the California and Oregon State Bars. 

Areas of Practice Emphasis

Water, including water rights and federal Reclamation Law; environmental and natural resources; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); California and Federal Endangered Species Acts; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Williamson Act. 

Prior Positions

Partner, Best Best & Krieger, Sacramento, CA, 2003-2008.

Associate Attorney, Best Best & Krieger, Sacramento, CA, 1997-2002.

Associate Attorney, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Sacramento, CA, 1995-1997. 

Education

University of California, Berkeley (J.D. 1995)
University of California, Davis (B.A. 1992)

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California, 1995.
State Bar of Oregon, 2000.