Attorney Profiles

Michael J. Alti 
Irvine, California
Associate
phone (949) 851-7476
fax (949) 752-0597
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Michael J. Alti concentrates his practice in environmental law, land use, and water rights. Mr. Alti's environmental and land use practice involves compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Subdivision Map Act, Williamson Act, local planning and zoning laws, and other state and federal environmental and land use laws. Mr. Alti focuses on the processing and defending of land use entitlements, particularly with respect to condominium projects. Mr. Alti received his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 2001, where he served as Chief Production Editor and Webmaster for the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs. While at UCLA, Mr. Alti clerked in the Legal Department at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California where he continued to work after law school. Mr. Alti also has experience in eminent domain, local agency formation, public contracts, and legislative analysis.

Areas of Practice:
Environmental
Land Use
Complex Litigation
Litigation
Education:
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2001
J.D.


University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1998
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude


Published Works:
Residential recovery Homes and Their Local Impacts, City of Newport Beach, Residential Recovery Facilities Conference, March, 2007


"Water and the 2003 California Legislature", (Co-author), California Water Law & Policy Reporter, January, 2004


Classes/Seminars Taught:
The Relationship Between Water Supply and Land Use Planning, Western Water Law SuperConference, September 17, 2007 - September 18, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California


Orange County Bar Association


Los Angeles County Bar Association