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Since 1980, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP has specialized in government, land use, renewable energy, and environmental law. We provide public agencies, non-profits, tribes, and community groups with the highest quality legal representation, offering an array of litigation, regulatory, counseling, and planning services.
Practice Areas
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger’s attorneys bring a broad range of expertise to the full spectrum of environmental, municipal and public agency, clean energy, and litigation and appellate law. Our team of more than forty attorneys and in-house land use planners bring creative thinking and a collaborative approach to help our clients achieve outstanding results.
We offer our clients fresh perspectives and breakthrough business insights.
SMW Attorney Teaches Land Use Law at UC Berkeley School of Law
SMW Partner Andrew Schwartz taught Land Use Law at UC Berkeley School of Law for the Spring...
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Andrew Schwartz and his co-author updated their chapter on Exactions in the California Land Use...
Read MoreSMW Attorneys Revise and Update Environmental Law Treatise
Matthew Zinn and Andrew Schwartz, partners at SMW, with the assistance of associate attorneys...
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- Ranked in Top Tier of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked Top Women-Owned Business by San Francisco
Business Times - Ranked Top Boutique Firm by Daily Journal
- Multiple California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) awards from Daily Journal and California Lawyer Magazine