Misti M. Schmidt

Misti Schmidt is an associate in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco Office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Schmidt's practice involves the acquisition, leasing, and sale of commercial real estate, as well as transactional and permitting matters for residential projects.

Education

• J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley, 2007, Recipient of the Certificate in Environmental Law, Moot Court Board Member, Associate Editor of Ecology Law Quarterly, Environmental Negotiations Competition
• B.A., Louisiana State University, 2002, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

• California

Honors

• American Jurisprudence Award for Academic Excellence in the subject of Environmental Pollution (CERCLA, RCRA, and Common Law Hazardous Waste Law).
• Prosser Award for Academic Excellence in the subject of Animal Law.

Memberships

• Bar Association of San Francisco
• San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association
• Urban Land Institute - Young Leaders Group

Articles

• Solar Energy System Financing Mechanisms, San Diego Daily Transcript, November 11, 2008

• What You Need To Know About SF's Green Building Ordinance, co-authored with Aaron Foxworthy
• Vineyard EIR Water Services Principles Applied: SCOPE v. County of Los Angeles (November 26, 2007, B189116) 157 Cal. App. 4th 149, co-authored with Maria Pracher
• Ad Hoc Zoning Exceptions Impermissible, Even in Development Agreements: Neighbors in Support of Appropriate Land Use, et al. v. County of Tuolumne, et al., (Dec. 7, 2007, F051690) _ Cal. App. 4th , co-authored with Michael Wilmar
• California Supreme Court Permits Use Of Local Initiatives To Reduce Or Repeal Water Delivery Charges, But Such Initiatives May Not Require That Future Rate Increases Be Submitted For Voter Approval, co-authored with David Lanferman
• North Gualala Water Company v. State Water Resources Control Board (June 16, 2006, A109438) _ CAL APP 4TH, co-authored with Michael Wilmar