(916) 898-4727
JHope@chwlaw.us
John is an associate with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley and resident in our Sacramento office. He currently serves as Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Yountville and is a member of our municipal advisory practice group and municipal revenues team. His practice covers a wide range of advisory and litigation matters on topics such as land use, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), public works contracting, contracts, municipal finance law and revenues, elections, labor and employment law, constitutional law, code enforcement, conflicts of interest, open meetings and records laws, franchise agreements and franchise fees, joint powers agreements and joint powers agencies (JPAs), solid waste, recycling, and organic waste (SB 1383), cannabis regulation and enforcement, post-redevelopment issues, municipal airports, and matters involving Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs).
John’s current projects for clients include drafting and advising on a solid waste franchise agreement; drafting and negotiating a law enforcement task force agreement to address automobile theft; the sale of a municipal water system; and several CEQA projects, including projects for the preservation of historic and cultural resources.
John earned his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge, School of Law. He graduated from McGeorge with great distinction and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He earned a BA at Spokane’s Whitworth University in English Literature and a minor in philosophy. At McGeorge, John served on the Moot Court Honors Board as Campus Outreach Chair. During law school, he externed for Third District Court of Appeal Justice Ronald B. Robie.
Practice Areas:
• Municipal Advisory
• Municipal Revenues
• California Public Records Act
• Conflict of Interest Laws
• California Environmental Quality Act
• Land Use
• Code Enforcement