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Robin D. Harris is a shareholder in the
Public Finance Department at Richards, Watson & Gershon with
more than 20 years of experience in public finance, public agency
law, and redevelopment law. Ms. Harris concentrates on representing
our clients in a wide range of financial transactions, including
the formation of assessment districts, planning and structuring
of bond issues, redevelopment projects, and the levy of taxes and
fees. Ms. Harris is experienced in the areas of redevelopment agency
tax-allocation bonds, special assessment bonds, Mello-Roos bonds,
certificates of participation and revenue bonds, including bonds
issued pursuant to Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act.
Ms. Harris has assisted numerous local agencies in forming assessment
districts under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, the Landscaping
and Lighting Act of 1972 and the Business Improvement District Acts,
as well as other statutes, and has extensive experience regarding
the implications of Proposition 26 and Proposition 218 on such financing mechanisms.
Ms. Harris assisted the City of Palm Desert and the County of Sonoma
in establishing AB 811 programs to finance renewable energy and
energy efficiency improvements pursuant to contractual assessments.
Ms. Harris also concentrates on representing redevelopment agencies,
with an emphasis on affordable housing and redevelopment plan amendments
and adoptions. Ms. Harris has provided extensive advice to redevelopment agencies regarding the implications of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27.
Ms. Harris is Assistant Chair of the Firm's Public Finance Department
and a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.
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B.S., summa cum laude, Illinois State University, 1981
J.D.,
magna cum laude, University of Illinois College of Law, 1986
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