Timothy M. Taylor

Experience

Tim Taylor practices in the Environment, Land Use and Natural Resources group. He currently serves as the office managing partner for the firm's California offices. He has extensive experience with all of California's land use and environmental laws, with particular emphasis on the California Environmental Quality Act and related litigation, including appellate work. During his practice, Tim has dealt extensively with a wide range of federal environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

Representative Work

• Tim represents numerous development interests in residential, commercial, and industrial matters, as well as public agency clients on matters concerning state planning, zoning, and development laws; the California Environmental Quality Act; and related federal and state environmental statutes

Professional Honors & Activities

• Selected by Best Lawyers® as Sacramento Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year, 2013
• Selected by Best Lawyers® as Sacramento Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year, 2012
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (currently: Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law), 2009-2013
• Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers®, (Environmental Litigation), 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005
• Visiting professor, University of California, Davis, School of Law, 1994-2009; Lecturer, 2010-
• Past chair, Executive Committee, State Bar of California Environmental Law Section and CEQA Review Committee, 1992-2005
• Cochair, Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, 1999
• Former member, Research Screening Committee, State of California Air Resources Board
• Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, State Department of Toxic Substances Control
• City of Davis Transportation Commission
• Member, Davis Urban Development Agricultural Buffer Task Force

Presentations

Tim has lectured for the University of California, Davis Extension; the State Bar of California; the State Bar of California Environmental Law Section; the Sacramento County Bar Environmental Law Section; the California Chapter of the American Planning Association; the Association of Environmental Professionals; the League of California Cities; and numerous other groups on environmental, land use, and urban planning topics.

Civic Activities

• Member, Advisory Board of Directors, California Environmental Law & Policy Center, UC Davis School of Law
• Founding member, Board of Directors, and Vice Chair, Nehemiah Corporation of America, 1994-2006
• Member, Board of Trustees, Davis Joint Unified School District, November 2005-present
• Served on the boards of several nonprofit community organizations

Publications

• "Sacramento Railyards: How the City of Sacramento is Facilitating Development of the Largest Brownfield Infill Site in America" (coauthor), California Real Property Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2, 20911
• "State Supreme Court Sets Environmental Baseline" (coauthor) The Daily Journal, Apr. 1, 2010
• "The California Environmental Quality Act: Assessment and Recommendations" (coauthor)
• "The Endless Quest: Pursuing the Elusive Administrative Record in CEQA and Related Mandamus Proceedings" (coauthor), Environmental Law News, Vol. 14, No. 1, Summer 2005

Awards and Honors

• Public Servant of the Year, City of Davis Thong Hy Huynh Memorial Award, 2012

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1986
• University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., Architecture and Urban Planning, 1986
• Dartmouth College, B.A., 1981

Admissions

• California
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

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