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Quinn M. Barrow is a shareholder in the
Public Law Department at Richards, Watson & Gershon. Since joining
the firm in 1980, Mr. Barrow has specialized in municipal law with
an emphasis in general municipal representation, land use and planning
law and environmental law.
Mr. Barrow is the sworn City Attorney for the City of Seal Beach,
a Charter City (1992 -) and the City of South El Monte (1989-1997,
2003 -), Agency Counsel for the Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency;
and District Counsel for the South El Monte Improvement District.
He has also served as City Attorney for Buena Park (1999-2002);
and Adelanto (1990-1992); and Assistant City Attorney for the cities
of Artesia, Beverly Hills, Carson, Cudahy and Rancho Palos Verdes.
Mr. Barrow has drafted extensive revisions of Municipal Codes and
General Plans for Seal Beach, South El Monte, Carson and Beverly
Hills and environmental guidelines for Beverly Hills and South El
Monte. He has delivered presentations on the Subdivision Map Act,
California Environmental Quality Act and discretionary permits.
In addition, Mr. Barrow has presented orientation sessions to numerous
City Council members and City Commissioners regarding the Brown
Act, proper municipal expenditures, conflicts of interest law and
governmental procedure.
Mr. Barrow has successfully defended numerous public entities against
challenges to City Council decisions and actions. In a published
opinion, the Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the trial
court granting the city's motion for dismissal of a case where a
developer sued a city for $11 million in damages based upon the
city's denial of a housing project Mola Development Corp. v.
City of Seal Beach, 57 Cal.App.4th 405 (1997). Other successful
defenses for cities include Brown v. Seal Beach (Civil
rights action against City and police officer); Stark v. Seal
Beach (Federal civil rights case against City and Councilmembers);
Harrison v. South El Monte (Action to compel City to issue
permits to Adult Business); Century National v. Bixby (Challenge
to EIR). In addition, Mr. Barrow has successfully prosecuted eminent
domain actions and defended earth movement cases involving landslides
in the Palos Verdes Peninsula (Portuguese Bend, Flying Triangle,
Bluff Cove and Abalone Cove) and Malibu (Big Rock Mesa).
Mr. Barrow has been married over 22 years to Catherine, and has
coached his daughters Stephanie, Amanda and Julia in soccer, basketball
and softball.
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