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Diana Hope Varatassociate Los Angeles

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Diana H. Varat is an associate in the Public Law Department at Richards, Watson & Gershon.  Ms. Varat represents public agencies in a wide range of government law issues, with an emphasis on land use, housing, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and conflicts of interest.  She is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) and currently serves as Vice Director of Policy for the APA's Los Angeles Chapter.

Ms. Varat obtained her law degree from the UCLA School of Law.  She received a Master of Arts in Urban Planning concurrently with her law degree, with a concentration in Housing.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Varat worked with the City Planning Office in Dresden, Germany.  From 2001-2003, Ms. Varat served as Project Associate for the Comparative Urban Studies Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

 
Education

B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2001
M.A., Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, 2008
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 2008

 
Practice Areas

CEQA
Land Use
Planning, Zoning and Subdivision Map Act
Public Agency and Municipal Law