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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. She works with cities, counties, school districts, special
districts, joint powers authorities and redevelopment agencies throughout
California. 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. She
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 218 on such financing mechanisms.
Ms. Harris also concentrates on representing redevelopment agencies,
with an emphasis on affordable housing and redevelopment plan amendments
and adoptions.
Ms. Harris is a frequent panelist and speaker and recently served
as a panelist addressing "Financing Redevelopment" at the California
Redevelopment Association's Introduction to Redevelopment Conference.
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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