Clients

Representative Present and Past Clients of the Firm and Its Principals

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC is a municipal law firm that represents public and private clients throughout California in municipal law, including public revenues, land use, elections, labor and employment, redevelopment, housing, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act regarding Local Agency Formation Commissions, and associated litigation. Our core commitment is to provide advice our clients find helpful, understandable, and fairly priced.

City Attorney or General Counsel

Cities and Towns

  • Auburn
  • Barstow
  • Calabasas
  • Colfax
  • Etna
  • Grass Valley
  • La Palma
  • Lakeport
  • Martinez
  • Montague
  • Novato
  • Ojai
  • Sierra Madre
  • Sonoma
  • Weed
  • Yountville
  • Yreka

Special Districts, JPAs, Other Special-Purpose Agencies

  • Burbank Hospitality Association
  • Calavaras County Local Agency Formation Commission
  • Camarillo Health Care District
  • County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission
  • Eden Health District
  • El Dorado Regional Fire Authority
  • First Five Yuba Commission
  • Garden Valley Fire Protection District
  • Goleta Water District
  • Higgins Fire District
  • Humboldt County Association of Governments
  • Local Agency Formation Commission of Napa County
  • Montecito Sanitary District
  • Oak Tree Park & Recreation District
  • Olympic Valley Public Service District
  • Ophir Hill Fire District
  • Penn Valley Fire Protection District
  • Pine Grove Community Services District
  • Pioneer Community Energy
  • San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission
  • SELACO Policy Board
  • SELACO Workforce Investment Board
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital District
  • Upper Valley Waste Management Agency
  • Uptown Whittier Improvement Association
  • Yuba County Local Agency Formation Commission

Successor Agencies to the Redevelopment Agencies for the Cities of:

  • Auburn
  • Barstow
  • Novato
  • Ojai
  • Sonoma

Business Improvement Districts:

  • Burbank Hospitality Association
  • Downtown Burbank Partnership
  • Mammoth Lakes Tourism
  • Uptown Whittier Improvement Association
  • Visit Palmdale
  • Visit Lompoc

OUR CORE COMMITMENT

Our core commitment is to provide advice our clients find helpful, understandable, and fairly priced.

Special Counsel

Cities 

  • Alameda

  • Alhambra

  • American Canyon

  • Azusa

  • Banning

  • Belmont

  • Berkeley

  • Big Bear City

  • Bradbury

  • Brentwood

  • Burbank

  • Burlingame

  • Calexico

  • Carpinteria

  • Cerritos

  • Chico

  • Chula Vista

  • Clayton

  • Concord

  • Covina

  • Crescent City

  • Culver City

  • Cupertino

  • Elk Grove

  • Eureka

  • Folsom

  • Fontana

  • Foster City

  • Fremont

  • Fresno

  • Gilroy

  • Glendale

  • Glendora

  • Grand Terrace

  • Grover Beach

  • Hawthorne

  • Huntington Park

  • Inglewood

  • Irvine

  • King City

  • La Habra

  • Lakewood

  • Lakeport

  • Lancaster

  • Lathrop

  • Lincoln

  • Live Oak

  • Livermore

  • Livingston

  • Lodi

  • Lompoc

  • Long Beach

  • Los Angeles

  • Los Gatos

  • Lynwood

  • Marina

  • Mammoth Lakes

  • Maywood

  • Merced

  • Monrovia

  • Montclair

    • Monterey

    • Moreno Valley

    • Morgan Hill

    • Mountain View

    • National City

    • Nevada City

    • Newark

    • Newport Beach

    • Oakland

    • Orange Cove

    • Oxnard

    • Pacific Grove

    • Pacifica

    • Palo Alto

    • Pasadena

    • Placentia

    • Placerville

    • Pleasanton

    • Rancho Mirage

    • Redlands

    • Redding

    • Redondo Beach

    • Redwood City

    • Rialto

    • Richmond

    • Riverside

    • Sacramento

    • Salinas

    • San Anselmo

    • San Bernardino

    • San Diego

    • San Francisco

    • San Jose

    • San Juan Batista

    • San Juan Capistrano

    • San Luis Obispo

    • San Mateo

    • San Pablo

    • Santa Ana

    • Santa Clara

    • Santa Fe Springs

    • Santa Maria

    • Santa Rosa

    • Sausalito

    • Simi Valley

    • Solvang

    • South Gate

    • South Lake Tahoe

    • Stockton

    • Sunnyvale

    • Taft

    • Torrance

    • Tracy

    • Tulare

    • Vacaville

    • Vallejo

    • Ventura

    • Vista

    • Watsonville

    • Willits

    • Yreka

    • Yuba City

      Counties

      • Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission
      • Marin County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
      • Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1
      • Orange
      • San Benito
      • San Francisco
      • Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara County Library JPA
      • Solano
      • Ventura
      • Ventura County Campaign Finance Commission
      • Ventura County Civil Service Commission

      Local Agency Formation Commissions

      • Nevada County LAFCo
      • Monterey County LAFCo
      • Napa County LAFCo
      • Orange County LAFCo
      • San Bernardino LAFCo
      • San Diego LAFCo
      • San Luis Obispo County LAFCo
      • Ventura County LAFCo
      • Yolo County LAFCo

      Business Improvement Districts and Related Non-Profits

      • Business Improvement District Council of San Diego
      • Ocean Avenue (SF) Association
      • San Diego Tourism Marketing District Corporation
      • San Diego Lodging Industry Association

      Community Services District

      • Big Bear City CSD
      • Cambria CSD
      • Fallen Leaf Lake CSD
      • Groveland CSD
      • Humboldt CSD
      • McKinleyville CSD
      • Morongo Valley CSD
      • Mystic Mine Road CSD
      • Nipomo CSD
      • Peninsula CSD
      • Pine Grove CSD
      • Santa Lucia CSD
      • Shasta CSD

      Fire Districts

      • Burney Fire Protection District
      • Carmel Valley Fire Protection District
      • Five Cities Fire Authority
      • Moraga-Orinda Fire District
      • San Ramon Fire Protection District
      • Stanislaus County Consolidated Fire Protection District
      • Truckee Fire Protection District

      Healthcare and Public Health Agencies

      • California Center for Public Health Advocacy
      • Change Lab Solutions
      • Citizens for a Better Hospital
      • Plumas Hospital District
      • Public Health Institute
      • Technical Assistance Legal Center

      Job Training Providers

      • East San Gabriel Valley Consortium dba LA Works
      • Hub Cities Consortium
      • SELACO Policy Board
      • SELACO Workforce Investment Board

      Library Districts

      • Santa Clara County Library District
      • Santa Clara County Library JPA
      • Palos Verdes Library District

      Mosquito & Vector Control Districts

      • Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District
      • Los Angeles County West Vector Control District
      • Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District

      Park & Recreation District and Open Space Providers

      • Barstow Park & Recreation District
      • Conejo Recreation & Park District
      • Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park District
      • Hillside Open Space & Environmental Consortium
      • Mid-Peninsula Open Space District
      • Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District
      • Trust for Public Lands

      Public Advocacy Non-Profits

      • California Forward
      • Community Partners, Inc.
      • Devonshire Canyon Open Space Alliance
      • Morada Area Association
      • Montara-Moss Beach Water Improvement Association
      • Taxpayers for Government Accountability

      Religious Institutions

      • Holy Family Parish
      • Mayfield Junior School
      • Mayfield Senior School
      • San Clemente Presbyterian Church
      • St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church
      • St. Monica’s Parish

      Sanitary Sewer Districts

      • Goleta West Sanitary District
      • Granada Sanitary District
      • Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Authority
      • Truckee Sanitary District
      • Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District

      School Districts & Private Schools

      • Claremont Unified School District
      • Eagle Peak Charter School
      • Los Angeles Unified School District
      • Mayfield Junior School
      • Mayfield Senior School
      • San Jose Unified School District

      Water, Irrigation & Flood Control Districts and Agencies

      • Camrosa Water District
      • Consolidated Irrigation District
      • Contra Costa Water District
      • Goleta Water District
      • Joshua Basin Water District
      • Lake Elsinore – San Jacinto Watersheds Authority
      • Marin County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
      • Marin Municipal Water District
      • Montecito Water District
      • Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
      • Newhall County Water District
      • North Yuba Water District
      • Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
      • Riverside County Flood Control District
      • San Diego County Water Authority
      • San Jose Water Company
      • Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
      • Santa Margarita Water District

      Waste Management Agencies

      • Del Norte Waste Management Authority
      • South Bayside Waste Management Authority

      Other Special Purpose Agencies and Non-Profits

      • Broad Beach Geological Hazard Abatement District
      • Humboldt County Association of Governments
      • Nevada County Resource Conservation District
      • San Diego Unified Port District
      • Sea Ranch Association, Inc.
      • Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transportation District