Atty. David Hirsch
David Hirsch has spent over four decades practicing municipal law covering a wide range of matters relating to public agencies, serving in the position of city attorney for 27 years during that period of time. David served as the City Attorney for the City of Simi Valley from 1998 until 2008.
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David Hirsch is a Partner based in San Luis Obispo, California, practicing at Carmel & Naccasha LLP. They have 49+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1977. Their practice focuses on zoning and government. Admitted to practice in California (1977). Educated at Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1977) and California State University, Dominguez Hills (B.A. University, 1973). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in San Luis Obispo, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David Hirsch has spent over four decades practicing municipal law covering a wide range of matters relating to public agencies, serving in the position of city attorney for 27 years during that period of time
- David served as the City Attorney for the City of Simi Valley from 1998 until 2008
- Before that he was the City Attorney for the City of Lompoc for 17 years
- He has also served as a Deputy and then Assistant City Attorney for the City of Simi Valley and worked in the City Attorney’s Office in the City of Gardena
- As a partner with Carmel & Naccasha LLP, David focuses his practice on municipal law, land use law and related matters
- David also has spent much of his time contributing to the professional development of his field of practice by participating in organizations dedicated to public law
- David has been active in the City Attorney’s Department of the League of California Cities
- He chaired the group’s Mobile Home Rent Control Committee (1989-1994), served on the Municipal Law Handbook Editorial Board (1993-1995), and was 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President and President of the City Attorney’s Department (1995 to 1998)
- From 1996 until 2012, he chaired the Department’s Municipal Law Institute Committee, which annually organized and co-sponsored symposiums on municipal law issues at law schools, including U.C
- Hastings, UCLA, and Stanford
- He has taught municipal law at the Ventura College of Law and the Santa Barbara College of Law
- He was a member of the State Bar’s Public Law Section Executive Committee from 2009-2014 and served as its Chair during the 2013-14 term
- He was also a member of the State Bar’s Council of State Bar Sections
- Active in the communities he has lived in, he was on the Board of Directors of the Lompoc Valley United Way from 1984 to 1998, and on the Board of Managers of the Simi Valley YMCA from 1998 to 2008
- He has volunteered with a number of organizations in the City of Arroyo Grande, including the Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival (Co-Chair, Ag Pavilion 2011-2017), Tree Guild of Arroyo Grande (volunteer), Arroyo Grande Public Art (current Member, Board of Directors) and Arroyo Grande in Bloom (current Steering Committee Member)
- PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT • California State Bar Public Law Section Executive Committee – Former Chair • San Luis Obispo County Bar Association • The State Bar of California • Supreme Court of the United States Bar
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Luis Obispo are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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