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Contact Information 1901 Harrison St. 9th Floor Oakland CA 94612 510.273.8776
Practice Focus Public Law Transactional Litigation Matters
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Benjamin D. Winig | Attorney Professional ExperienceAs an attorney in the firm’s Oakland office, Ben represents public agency clients exclusively. His practice focuses on all aspects of municipal law, and he regularly provides general counsel services to city councils, planning commissions, and other public bodies throughout Northern California. Currently, Ben serves as Assistant City Attorney for the Cities of Rohnert Park and Calistoga and acts as Assistant General Counsel to the Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency, a joint powers agency comprised of the cities of Livermore, Pleasanton and the Dublin San Ramon Services District. Ben’s recent work has focused on the intricacies of election law, ethics and conflicts of interests, land use regulation, fees and taxes, green building standards, records retention, and code enforcement. He frequently advises elected officials on the Public Records Act, the Brown Act, and various First Amendment matters. Ben serves on McDonough’s inaugural Pro Bono Committee and currently represents a Honduran woman seeking asylum in the United States. Prior to joining McDonough, Ben worked at an immigration law firm in San Francisco. His interests in the interaction between the law and the public sector led him to manage a political campaign in Madison, Wisconsin, research European Union asylum polices with an NGO in Geneva, Switzerland, and study cross-cultural negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand. Most recently, Ben took a leave of absence from the firm to work on the Obama-Biden Campaign in Pennsylvania. Ben speaks Spanish and has traveled, worked, and/or lived in many regions of the world. Presentations/PublicationsAuthor, "Lost in Translation: Local Public Agencies and Translating Official Documents," Western City, November 2008 Co-author, "CALFED Bay-Delta Program EIR Adequate Despite Exclusion of Reduced Export Alternative," McDonough Public Law Bulletin, July 2008 Author, “The Mental Health Implications of Seeking Asylum in the European Union,” International Centre for Migration and Health, 2002 Author, “Will California’s Proposition 21 Take the State in the Wrong Direction?” Youth Law News, Vol. XX, No. 6, November/December 1999 Leadership Positions/AffiliationsMember, State Bar of California Member, San Francisco Bar Association Member, State Bar of Wisconsin Member, American Bar Association Member, Pro Bono Net Honors/AwardsLa Follette School of Public Affairs: Fellow (2000-2001) University of Wisconsin Global Studies Program: Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Grant (2002) |
MHALaw Search Admitted to PracticeState Bar of California, 2004 State Bar of Wisconsin, 2004 U.S. District Court, Northern District of California United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Law School J.D., 2004 University of Wisconsin, La Follette School of Public Affairs M.P.A., 2004 (Master of Public Affairs) University of Michigan B.A., with Distinction, Social Anthropology, 1999 LanguagesSpanish |
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