Phillip Babich

Phillip handles disputes involving land use and zoning; property rights; declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R’s); real estate development; energy project development; eminent domain, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and business conflicts. This includes administrative appeals, writ actions, and actions in eminent domain.

• Land use
• California Environmental Quality Act

• USF School of Law, JD, 2009
• UC Berkeley, BA in English, 1992

• Counsel, Reed Smith LLP
• Journalist and Radio Producer, American Public Media, National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio, and Salon.com.

• “One Treasure Island Equity Champion” award for outstanding legal services, 2021

• High Court Case Could Reshape Local Development Fees, Law360
• Executive Order Does Not Set Emissions Standards for EIRs, Daily Journal