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Contact Information 1901 Harrison St. 9th Floor Oakland CA 94612 510.273.8780
Practice Focus Appeals Land Use Public Law
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Thomas R. Curry | Of Counsel Professional ExperienceTom Curry joined McDonough Holland & Allen after serving for more than 20 years as the City Attorney for the City of Livermore. He also served as Assistant City Attorney of Walnut Creek and Deputy City Attorney of Hayward. His practice focuses on all aspects of public agency law with an emphasis on complex land use matters. He currently serves as City Attorney for Sonoma and had served as City Attorney for San Ramon. Tom brings to MHA extensive trial experience in CEQA, land use, the Public Records Act, the Brown Act and general municipal issues. He has been involved in promulgating claims administration procedures, Municipal Codes, personnel rules, growth control policies, litigation status reports, sign ordinances and FLSA issues. He is very active in the League of California Cities and is a frequent presenter at conferences for organizations including the California Transit Authority, California Joint Powers Risk Management Authority and the California State Bar. Tom has served as a professor of law at John F. Kennedy University Presentations/PublicationsLeague Of California Cities; Proceedings of the City Attorney’s Department: “Getting Straight With the Brown Act”, Spring 1984 “Regulatory Takings”, Fall 1987 “Ripeness and Rhetoric, An Update on Regulatory Takings”, Spring 1989 “Impact Fees and Dedications”, Fall 1991 “Land Use CEQA and Map Act Update”, Spring 1992, Fall 1992, Fall 1993 “The Brown Act”, Mayors and Councilmembers Executive Forum 1993 Municipal Law Handbook, co-author of sections on “Fees, Charges and Rates Initiatives and Referendum” “The Public’s Right to Know”, Continuing Legal Education Seminar 1994 Presentation on Takings – Planners Institute (2001) Other Professional Publications“Takings”, Practicing Law Institute Conference on Handling Land Use and Environmental Problems 1991 “Slow Growth Initiative and Referendum”, Continuing Legal Education International Conference on Environmental and Land Use Issues, San Francisco 1989 College of Administrative Law, Member of the Brown Act and Public Records Act Committees and Member of the Board of Trustees The Ralph M. Brown Act, (State Bar of California, Annual Meeting in San Diego 1993) Continuing Education of the Bar, “General Plan: Coming of Age in California”, co-author Real Property Law Reporter article, May 1991 “Recent Changes in the Brown Act”, California Transit Association Annual Conference 1993 “Brown Act Developments”, California Joint Powers Risk Management Authority Annual Meeting 1992 “The Brown Act”, California City Clerks Association Annual Meeting 1985 “After the First Lutheran Church and Nollan Supreme Court Decisions”, Bay Area Coalition Decision Makers Conference 1987 Presentation “Findings and Takings” Community Land Use Project Participant, ABA Rocky Mt. Law Institute Retreat on Land Use Takings 2001 Leadership Positions/AffiliationsMember, State Bar of California Former President and Member of the Executive Board, League of California Cities, City Attorneys’ Department Former co-chair, Bay Area City Attorneys Association Member, Institute of Local Self Government/Community Land Use Project Steering Committee Former Member, League of California Cities Transportation Committee, Proposition 162 Ad Hoc Committee, Takings Ad Hoc Committee, Nominating Committee, Brown Act Ad Hoc Committee Former Board Member, Municipal Law Institute; Institute of Local Self Government’s Community Land Use Project – Steering Committee |
MHALaw Search Admitted to PracticeState Bar of California, 1970 EducationUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D., 1970 University of California, Berkeley B.A., Political Science, 1966 |
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