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Janet E. ColesonShareholderSan Francisco

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Janet E. Coleson is a shareholder in the Public Law Department at Richards, Watson & Gershon. Ms. Coleson is Agency Counsel for the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, Assistant City Attorney for the Cities of Fairfield, Fairfax and Mill Valley and former City Attorney for the City of El Cerrito.

In addition to advising clients on the full range of issues facing public agencies, Ms. Coleson is a member of the Firm's E-Documents and Public Records practice group. She has given numerous presentations and provided training on complying with the California Public Records Act, the Brown Act, and AB 1234. Ms. Coleson also is a member of the Firm's Climate Change practice group, which is developing strategies for cities to respond to requests for green building ordinances, purchasing policies, and issues related to global warming.

Before joining RW&G, Ms. Coleson served as Deputy City Attorney for the cities of Milpitas and Morgan Hill. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Coleson was an environmental and land use planner for the City of New York and El Segundo, California. Ms. Coleson is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.

 
Education

B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1982
M.R.P., Regional Planning, Cornell University, 1987
J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, 1992

 
Practice Areas

Climate Change
E-Documents and Public Records
Land Use
Planning, Zoning and Subdivision Map Act

Public Agency and Municipal Law