Michael J. Alti
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Michael Alti's environmental and land use practice consists of compliance, regulatory processing and defending of entitlements involving the California Environmental Quality Act, Subdivision Map Act, Coastal Act, local planning and zoning laws, and other state and federal environmental and land use laws.
Mr. Alti’s water law practice involves defending water rights and assessing water supply for new residential projects. He also counsels private mortgage insurance companies by investigating and analyzing claims and potential claims under insurance policies and responding to coverage disputes raised by the policy holders. His litigation experience includes cases involving CEQA, land use and zoning, mechanic's liens, and eminent domain.
Mr. Alti is also active in the local community. Since 2008, he has served as the Environmental Expertise Member on the City of Newport Beach’s Environmental Quality Advisory Committee (EQAC). An avid cyclist, he has also been recognized as a “Top Fundraiser” for the past two years with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Bay to Bay Bike Tour.
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 2001
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University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1998
Summa Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa
- Co-Author, “Residential Recovery Homes and Their Local Impacts,” City of Newport Beach Residential Recovery Facilities Conference, March 2, 2007
- Co-author, “Water and the 2003 California Legislature,” California Water Law & Policy, January 2004
- Guest Speaker on California Water Supply, Water Law Course at Chapman University Law School, August 25, 2008
- Speaker, “The Relationship Between Water Supply and Land Use Planning,” Western Water Law Super Conference, Las Vegas, September 18, 2007
- State Bar of California
- Orange County Bar Association
- St. Thomas More Society of Orange County
- Environmental Expertise Member of the City of Newport Beach’s Environmental Quality Advisory Committee
- Lebanese American Foundation Young Professionals (Board Member)
- Top Fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Bay to Bay Bike Tour
