Boyd Hill

Boyd Hill is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Land Use Group, and focuses on real estate and land use entitlement matters. Mr. Hill has significant experience in commercial leasing, purchase and sale, title review, escrow and financing matters. He has worked on municipal organization (LAFCO), general and specific plan, use permit, variance, development fees and environmental (CEQA, RWQCB) matters. As a former municipal attorney, Mr. Hill is familiar with municipal authority, procedures, financing, contracting, code enforcement and other legal issues, including those under the Brown Act, Public Records Act, Claims Act, Eminent Domain Law and Political Reform Act. As a former water district attorney, he also has experience with water transfers, water rights, water management plans, groundwater recharge and storage, conjunctive use, water sales, water treatment, groundwater remediation, certificates of participation, financing, Clean Water Act and water fees. Mr. Hill has represented developers, entertainment companies, property owners, mobile home parks, waste haulers, retail supermarkets, trucking companies, private lakes, investors, hospital groups, cities, water agencies and other special districts. He has appeared and tried matters in California and federal courts and before State and City administrative hearings.