Members of the Firm
 

PETER L. WALLIN, admitted to practice, 1968. Education: University of California - Berkeley, B.S., 1962; Boalt School of Law - Berkeley, J.D., 1967. Practice Emphasis: Municipal and Redevelopment Law. Currently City Attorney for the City of Gardena and General Counsel to the Redevelopment Agencies of the Cities of La Verne and San Gabriel. Formerly City Attorney (2005-2007) and Agency Counsel (1976-2007) for the City of Rosemead and City Attorney and Agency Counsel for the City of Bell Gardens (1976 - 1992). Housing and real estate development (developer/agency representation); Governmental acquisitions and eminent domain litigation.
 

ROBERT L. KRESS, admitted to practice, 1972. Education: University of California - Santa Barbara, B.A., 1969; University of California - Los Angeles, J.D., 1972. Practice Emphasis: Municipal law (City Attorney - City of San Gabriel, 1989 - Present; City of La Verne, 1990 - Present; City Attorney, City of Rosemead, 1979 - 2005) and Redevelopment law.
 

CARY S. REISMAN, admitted to practice, 1973. Education:  University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana, B.S., 1970; University of Illinois College of Law - Champaign-Urbana, J.D., 1973. Practice Emphasis: Municipal law (City Attorney, City Prosecutor and Agency Counsel - Maywood, 1980 - 1997, City  Attorney, 2004 - 2006, Police Department Attorney, 2006-2007; City Prosecutor - Rosemead, 1982 - 2007; Assistant City Attorney, Police Department Attorney, and City Prosecutor - City of San Gabriel; City Attorney and City Prosecutor - City of Bradbury; Assistant City Attorney and Police Department Attorney - City of La Verne); Trial and Appellate counseling and litigation (land use, environmental, recycling, telecommunications and personnel); Corporate and Litigation Counsel for Non-profit Housing Providers (Personnel, Real property, Landlord-tenant and Relocation Issues).
 

LISA E.  KRANITZ, admitted to practice, 1985. Education:  College - U.C.L.A., B.A., 1982; Law School - University of Southern California, J.D., 1985.  General Counsel, The Center for Water Education (a non-profit, public benefit corporation subject to the Brown Act, Public Records Act and Political Reform Act) 2002 - present; Assistant City Attorney, San Gabriel; City Attorney, City of Gardena (1995 - 2001); Assistant City Attorney, City of Camarillo (1988 - 1994).  Practice Emphasis:  Municipal law, land use, CEQA, Brown Act, counseling and litigation.  Co-authored the article "How to Effectively Control Costs of your Contract City Attorney" in Western City magazine.