Erin Burg Hupp brings to the firm a combination of legal and city planning skills. Her knowledge of both fields serves her practice in Meyers Nave’s Land Use, Transit-Oriented Development, Climate Change and Green Initiatives, and Redevelopment and Real Estate Practice Groups.

Ms. Burg Hupp’s land use practice focuses on transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State Planning and Zoning Law, and the Mitigation Fee Act. Her redevelopment practice includes implementing redevelopment plans and helping clients ensure compliance with the legal requirements of the Community Redevelopment Law. As a member of the firm’s climate change practice, Ms. Burg Hupp analyzes and develops strategies to address recent climate change laws such as AB 32, the California Climate Solutions Act, and SB 375, which affects transportation and housing planning.

Prior to joining Meyers Nave, Ms. Burg Hupp was a legal intern at Clarion Associates, a land use and real estate consulting firm. She was also a law clerk for Midwest Environmental Advocates, an environmental law non-profit based in Madison, Wisconsin. During her tenure there, she co-authored citizen guides to Wisconsin land use law. Ms. Burg Hupp also worked as a planning extern at the Triangle J Council of Governments, where she assisted local governments and co-authored a report on the economic benefits of a regional open space network in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.

While in law school, Ms. Burg Hupp was a member of the 2008 Environmental Negotiation Holderness Moot Court Team and vice president of the Environmental Law Project. Her awards include the 2006 American Planning Association Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Fellowship, the 2006 Steven Whitesell Memorial Fund Grant and the 2005 Certificate of Appreciation from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Ms. Burg Hupp is Co-chair of the Sustainable Committee for the State and Local Government Section of the American Bar Association. She is also an active member of the Planning and Law Division of the National American Planning Association. She is admitted to practice in all California State courts.

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, cum laude, 2008

University of North Carolina Department of City and Regional Planning, Masters in City and Regional Planning, magna cum laude, 2008

University of Wisconsin Madison, BS in International Relations and Environmental Studies, magna cum laude, 2002

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Title: Associate
Location: Oakland
Phone: 510.808.2000
Email: ehupp@meyersnave.com
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