Fred Gaines
Education:
1986
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Juris Doctor
1983
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Masters in Public Policy
Recipient of Kennedy Fellowship in Public Affairs and Government
1981
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., cum laude, Economics and Political Science
Undergraduate Student Body President, 1980-1981
Legal Employment:
1997 - Present
Gaines & Stacey LLP
Encino, California
Founding and Managing Partner of firm specializing in land use, zoning, environmental law, related litigation and political advocacy.
1989 - 1997
Reznik & Reznik, A Law Corporation
Sherman Oaks, California
Partner and Chair of the firm's Land Use Department.
1986 - 1989
Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Phillips
Los Angeles, California
Member of the Litigation and Administrative Law Departments.
1985
Extern Clerk for The Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel
United States District Judge
San Francisco, California
Appointments:
City of Calabasas Library Commission
Member, 1998-present. President, 2000-2001, 2004-2005, 2008-2009
City of Calabasas Civic Center Task Force
Member, 2005-present.
Los Angeles County Public Library Commission
Member, 1995-1999. Chair 1997-1998
State of California, Library of California Board
Member, 2001-2004. President, 2004
State of California, San Fernando Valley Advisory Commission
Member, 1997-present
Southern California Association of Governments, Regional Advisory Council
Member, 1993-1996. Chair, 1995-1996
University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law, 1993-1996
Citizen's Advisory Panel on Transportation Solutions for the San Fernando Valley
Member, 1988
University of California Board of Regents
Member, 1984-1985
Community Activities:
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Pacific Southwest Region
Board of Directors, 1989-1995
California Building Industry Association, Select Committee on Industry Litigation
Member, 1991-present
California Lexington Group
Executive Committee, 1987-1999
President, 1990-1992
California State University, Northridge
College of Business Attorney Board
Member, 2004-Present
Childrens Museum of Los Angeles
Board of Trustees, 2004-Present
Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
Board of Directors, 2003-Present
Executive Committee, 2004-Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Board of Trustees, 1999-2000
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging
The Executives, Board of Directors, 2001-Present;
President, 2000-2008
San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Board of Trustees, 1993-present
President, 1998-1999
Sherman Oaks Town Council
Co-Founder, 1994
President, 1995-1996
Southern California Development Forum
1991-2002
President, 1995
UCLA Alumni Association Governmental Relations Steering Committee
Member, 1989-2001
UCLA Child Care Services Advisory Board
Member, 1991-1996
Valley Community Legal Foundation
Board of Directors , 2000 -2007
Valley Industry and Commerce Association
Land Use Committee, 1989-present
Board of Directors, 1993-present
Chair, 2002-2003
Legal Association Memberships:
State Bar of California
American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Miscellaneous:
Mr. Gaines has lectured on land use, zoning, coastal commission and real estate developement issues at UCLA, USC, Cal State Northridge and at numerous MCLE seminars.
Mr. Gaines has contributed to such publications as the Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Planning Report, San Fernando Valley Bar Notes, and the Valley Business Journal.
Mr. Gaines has received an AV rating, the highest rating given for legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell.
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