Joel Kuperberg

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ABOUT JOEL KUPERBERG

Joel Kuperberg is a partner in the Costa Mesa, California law firm of Rutan & Tucker LLP, where he has practiced since joining the firm in 1979. My practice focuses on sophisticated land use development, resource and public policy issues, and representing local governmental entities and private clients in their relations with federal, state and local governments. I currently hold public office as the City Attorney for the City of La Palma, and as General Counsel for the Orange County Water District, Serrano Water District and Vista Irrigation District. I served as City Attorney for the City of Irvine for almost 14 years. In addition, I have previously served as general counsel for a number of other local governmental entities in Southern California, including the Carpenter Irrigation District, the Tri-Cities Municipal Water District, the Capistrano Valley Wastewater Authority, and the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority.I represent developers, landowners and other parties throughout California in entitlement and administrative proceedings; transactions and litigation relating to land use regulation, planning and zoning; development agreement, subdivision, annexation, housing, exaction and fee issues; as well as environmental (including CEQA, NEPA, and Endangered Species Act), water supply and quality, water rights and other resource matters. He also represents cities, water districts and other local agencies as special counsel on a wide variety of other public policy matters, including election, initiative and referendum issues, and inverse condemnation, governmental organization, open meeting, conflict of interest and First Amendment matters. As part of my practice, I regularly appear before governmental bodies and in Federal and State courts.