Jose Sanchez provides advice on the full range of legal issues facing cities and special districts, including land use, code enforcement, the Public Records Act, the Brown Act and public contracting. Currently, he serves as Deputy City Attorney for the cities of Rancho Cordova, Atwater and Galt. He also works with special districts, including health care and park districts.

For the City of Rancho Cordova, Mr. Sanchez has assisted in the preparation and review of the city’s general plan and zoning code, assisted with the implementation of development impact fees, and worked extensively on negotiating and drafting development agreements and public contracts. He also serves as the lead code enforcement attorney for Rancho Cordova, in which capacity he has drafted ordinances and provided critical support for enforcement activities that recently won the City of Rancho Cordova a statewide award for its “Blight Busters” program.

As Deputy City Attorney, Mr. Sanchez assists the City of Atwater with land use matters, public contracting, labor and employment matters, and other public law issues. Among other large projects, he has been active in advising Atwater on legal issues involved in the city’s construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.

Prior to joining Meyers Nave, Mr. Sanchez clerked at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where he researched the Brown Act, the Public Records Act and San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance in advising the Ethics Commission. He confirmed and corrected the Human Rights Commission’s Record Retention Policy.

Mr. Sanchez interned in the legal department of the San Francisco Unified School District during law school. There, he assisted with school bond issues concerning construction contract procedures and public bid procedures. Additionally, he researched the District’s use of surplus and non-surplus lease revenues, its need for a disabilities coordinator, employee termination procedures and charter school inter-district transfer procedures.

Active in several law school activities, Mr. Sanchez was a nominee for the Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student Award, participated as case counsel for the University of San Francisco’s moot court program, received the award for best oral argument in moot court, participated in Advocate of the Year, tutored for SBA Torts and Academic Support Program Torts, and received the CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing.

Education

University of San Francisco School of Law, JD, 2005
University of California at Davis, BA Political Science, 2002

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Title: Associate
Location: Sacramento
Phone: 916.556.1531
Email: jsanchez@meyersnave.com
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