Tim Paone - Lawyer in Irvine, CA

Experience doesn'tmake us smarter, but it does steer us to solutions where the less-experiencedmight only see problems. Experienced land use counsel is particularly criticalin California, for it is here that creative «been down this path before»thinking is needed to meet the challenges of an often-daunting convergence of federal,state, and local land use regulation.

For more than four decades, Tim's insight has been shaped by work on someof California's most complex entitlement projects, experience in private landdevelopment, years as a real estate and land use litigator, and public service.As a result, he brings to landowners and developers an uncommon blend ofexperience, technical expertise, and creative strategic thinking focused ongetting that «Yes» from government.

Tims experience and expertise were recently honored through hisselection by his peers as the Orange County Lawyer of the Year for Land Useand Zoning Law, as published in the 2020 edition of the highly respected The Best Lawyers in America. In 2012, Tim was named by California'sleading legal publication, The Daily Journal, as one of «California'sTop 30 Real Estate Lawyers.»

Tim's practice focuses on CEQA, the Coastal Act, Development Agreements,local planning and entitlements, and land use litigation. His entitlementpractice takes him to communities from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. Hehas successfully defended his clients' projects in courtrooms throughout theState.

Tim has managed entitlement for The Irvine Company's properties inNewport Beach, Anaheim, and Orange, served as a Planning Commission Chairmanand a Governor's appointee to the California Law Revision Commission, andtaught Environmental Law Practice as an Adjunct Law School Professor.

As part of Cox Castle Nicholson's Land Use Natural Resourcespractice group, Tim brings to his clients the considerable resources of one ofthe largest full-service real estate law firms in the United States. The CoxCastle land use team was honored by US News World Report in 2015 andagain in 2018 as the nation's «Law Firm of the Year» for land use andzoning. And for 2019 and 2020 alone, four members of that team have been namedLawyers of the Year in their regions, reflecting the depth and strength ofeach of our California offices (Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco).US News also accords each of those offices the highest possible Tier 1recognition in both Real Estate Law and Land Use Zoning Law.

Public Service

• California Law Revision Commission, 1985-1989 (Appointee of Governor George Deukmejian)
• Huntington Beach Planning Commission, 1978-1980, 1981-1983, Chairman: 1979, 1982-1983

Teaching

• Chapman University School of Law, Adjunct Professor (Environmental Law Practice), 2005-2011

Professional Affiliations

• Building Industry Association of Orange County, Board of Directors, 1994-2006
• Building Industry Association of Orange County, Executive Committee, 1995-1996
• Building Industry Association of Orange County, Housing Committee, Co-Chair, 2000-2009
• California Land Use Law Policy Reporter, Advisory Board, 1995-1999
• Urban Land Institute, Orange County/Inland Empire

Community Affiliations

• Community Foundation of Orange, Founding Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2009
• Community Foundation of Orange, President, 2006-2008
• Foundation for the Great Park, Board of Directors, 2005-2013
• Home Aid Orange County, Board of Directors, 1998-2014
• Home Aid Orange County, Executive Committee, 2006-2009, 2011-2014
• Orange County Forum, Board of Directors, 1995-2005
• Orange County Youth Sports Foundation, Board of Directors, 1977-Present
• Orange County Youth Sports Foundation, President, 1981-1982
• Servite High School, Anaheim, President's Advisory Board, 1998-2010

Publications

• Takings Claims: The U.S. Supreme Court Just Cleared the Path to Federal Court, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, June 21, 2019
• What Will Really Solve Californias Housing Crisis? Globe St. Interview, March 2017
• Surprise! California Has a Housing Crisis!!!, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, January 18, 2017
• Commercial Development: A City That Thinks Outside the (Parking) Box, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, January 9, 2017
• Environmental Justice in Californias Coastal Zone, LinkedIn, December 16, 2016
• Environmental Justice is Coming to California General Plans, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, November 29, 2016
• Avco at 40: What it Really Said About Vested Rights In California, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, October 31, 2016
• Community Character is Not a CEQA Issue? Unless Its About Aesthetics, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, April 20, 2016
• How Will Justice Scalias Passing Impact Land Use?, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, February 22, 2016
• Divergent Views on Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Decision, The Planning Report, August 2015
• Mixed-Income Development: The California Supreme Court Declares that San Joses Inclusionary Housing Ordinance is Valid, Co-Authored with Kenneth Bley, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, June 15, 2015
• The Potential Impacts of SB 743: Did the Legislature Double Dribble?, Co-Authored with Tony Petros and JoAnn Hadfield, The Nexus, Association of Environmental Professionals, January 2015 (also, Lay of the Land, Cox, Castle Nicholson, December 7, 2014)
• Global Climate Change Impacts Land Use, Globe St. Interview, December 2014
• Evaluating Californias Transportation Metrics, Co-Author with Tony Petros and JoAnn Hadfield, Urban Land Magazine, Urban Land Institute, November 2014

Speaking Engagements

• The Ever-Changing Effects of Climate Change on Land Planning, Association of Environmental Professionals State Conference, Monterey, March 2019
• Wetlands 101, BIA/OC NextGen Politics of Land Use Workshop Series March 2019
• Avoiding the Unequal Burdens of the Past: The Future Role of Environmental Justice in CEQA, Association of Environmental Professionals State Conference, Rancho Mirage, March 2018
• Development Agreements 101, BIA/OC NextGen Politics of Land Use Workshop Series, February 2018
• Turning Point: Orange County in the 80s, BIA/OC NextGen Politics of Land Use Workshop Series, September 2017
• Development Agreements and Vested Rights, Lorman Webinar, July 2017
• An Introduction to the Coastal Commission, BIA/OC NextGen Politics of Land Use Workshop Series, March 2017
• Opposition to Your Land Use Approval, BIA/OC NextGen Politics of Land Use Workshop Series, November 2016
• Sense of Entitlement, BIA/OC NextGen Politics of Land Use Workshop Series, October 2016
• SB 743: Examining Potential Consequences and Solutions, Association of Environmental Professionals State Conference,