rwgWilliam P. Curley III
William P. Curley IIIShareholderOrange County

T

714.990.0901

F

714.990.6230

E

 

William P. Curley III is a shareholder and a member of the Public Law Department and Water Rights and Water Law Practice Group at Richards, Watson & Gershon with more than twenty years of experience representing public agencies.

Mr. Curley serves the Cities of Upland and Mission Viejo as City Attorney. In addition, Mr. Curley serves as Agency Counsel to the City of Upland Redevelopment Agency. Mr. Curley also serves as General Counsel to the West End Consolidated Water Company and the City of Upland Municipal Water Department.

Mr. Curley specializes in public agency law and redevelopment law, serving both as in-house and private firm municipal legal counsel. Prior to his legal career Mr. Curley served as an in-house city planner. This public agency background allows him to have a comprehensive understanding of the issues confronting public agencies, including a practical understanding of the elected officials' and staff's objectives and the legal issues involved in public agency decision making.

Mr. Curley's practice includes general municipal representation, land use advice, the negotiation and drafting of City and Redevelopment Agency land development agreements for large scale residential and commercial developments, the review and/or preparation of all types of California Environmental Quality Acts documents including Environmental Impact Reports and involvement in all aspects of redevelopment agency activity.

 
Education

B.S., cum laude, Pomona, California State Polytechnic University, 1980
J.D., cum laude, Western State University, Fullerton, 1986

 
Practice Areas

Brown Act, Conflicts of Interest and Ethics
CEQA

Climate Change
E-Documents and Public Records
Land Use
Public Works, Construction and Contracting
Real Estate
Redevelopment
Utilities and Franchising
Water Rights and Water Law