Susannah T. French
Of Counsel
She/Her/Hers
Joined Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger in:
1993
Primary Practice Areas:
CEQA & NEPA, Planning & Zoning Law, Land Use Initiatives, Litigation & Appeals
Career Highlights
- Working on the winning SMW team in two California Supreme Court land use cases, Orange Citizens for Parks & Recreation v. Superior Court (2016) 2 Cal. 5th 141, which upheld local initiative rights and general plan principles, and Big Creek Lumber Company v. County of Santa Cruz (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1139, which upheld local regulations on timber harvesting.
- Helping protect Hatton Canyon in Carmel Valley from freeway development.
Bar Memberships
Member of the Bar of the State of California and the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of California.
Education
UC Berkeley School of Law, JD, 1993
Harvard University, 1988
About Me
I enjoy being with my family and swimming in lakes. I am the author of an award-winning children’s book.