Brian Crossman represents public agencies and private clients in a number of transactional, regulatory and litigation matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State Planning and Zoning Law, and the Subdivision Map Act. He currently serves as Assistant City Attorney to the cities of South San Francisco and Los Altos Hills. Prior to joining Meyers Nave, Brian interned with the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. There, he worked with attorneys in the enforcement and defense sections, advising on transporter liability under Superfund law and assisting with the defense of the Department of Interior’s acquisition of land on behalf of the Sioux tribe. Mr. Crossman also served as a civil litigation intern for the Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau, where he assisted low-income claimants with disability claims, eviction actions, and divorce and custody issues.

During law school, Mr. Crossman wrote and published an analysis of Supreme Court regulatory takings jurisprudence and wrote updates to chapters for Environmental Law and Policy: Nature, Law, and Society, incorporating recent legal decisions and developments in various aspects of environmental law. Mr. Crossman was also the managing editor for the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review.

Education

Boston College Law School, JD, 2005
Pomona College, BA Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, 2001

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Title: Associate
Location: San Francisco
Phone: 415.421.3711
Email: bcrossman@meyersnave.com
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