John Bowman Joins Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP as Partner

LOS ANGELES, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP announces the addition of new partner John Bowman to its law practice. Bowman is a prominent land use attorney with more than 20 years of experience in real estate development and permitting. He joins the Century City-based firm to grow its practice in all areas of land use law.

"John's extensive background in land use is a welcomed asset to our firm.  Our clients include major players in the real estate industry and John can provide the specialized land use expertise that our clients need," said partner Keith Elkins.

Bowman has considerable experience representing clients in administrative proceedings before state and local agencies, obtaining government entitlements for commercial, residential, industrial, institutional and mixed-use projects throughout Southern California, and representing clients in litigation involving challenges to land use decisions. He has particular expertise in matters involving compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In addition to extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of land use law, Bowman brings a long track record of obtaining favorable results for his clients in both the trial courts and the California Court of Appeal.

"The attorneys at Elkins Kalt are some of the best and brightest in their fields, who are committed to building a different kind of law firm," said Bowman.

Like the firm's founding partners – Keith Elkins, Scott Kalt, Bill Weintraub, Jeff Reuben, Fred Gartside and Jeff Riffer – Bowman is a former partner of the firm Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP, where he practiced for more than 12 years.

About Elkins Kalt

Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP is a full-service law firm founded by leading partners from nationally recognized firms in order to provide top-tier legal service and business advice from a more efficient, agile and dynamic platform than possible within the confines of the more traditional "large firm" model. The attorneys of Elkins Kalt have particular expertise and experience in the following practice areas:  real estate, land-use, finance, corporate, securities, tax, estate planning, and commercial litigation.

For more information, visit: http://www.elkinskalt.com.  

SOURCE Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP