Daniel F. Freedman is a Government, Land Use, Environment and Energy partner at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP. He handles a broad array of complex matters involving real estate development, zoning, land use entitlements, and compliance with local, state and federal regulations such as CEQA, NEPA, Coastal Act, federal and state housing laws, and historic designation regulations.
Daniel is committed to providing skilled and knowledgeable advocacy focused on the best possible outcomes for his clients, who he has more than a decade of experience advising on residential, industrial, commercial and mixed-use developments, as well as projects involving renewable energy, transit, outdoor advertising, mining and waste management. He is an experienced lobbyist on local, state, and federal matters.
Daniel received a B.S. in Conservation Resources Studies from U.C. Berkeley, and a M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA. In 2011, he obtained his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University. Daniel is a member of the State Bar of California and American Bar Association. He was honored as a Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers in 2018-2021. He was also recognized by Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" in 2022.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Easements, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Municipal Law
- Environmental Law
- Business Law
- Business Litigation
- California
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- English
- Associate Attorney
- Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
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- Environmental and Land Use Attorney
- Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden
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- Attorney
- Tharpe & Howell LLP
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- Senior Associate
- Liberman & Associates
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- Extern
- California Department of Justice
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- J.D. (2011)
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- University of California - Los Angeles
- M.A. (2006) | Urban Planning
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- University of California - Berkeley
- B.S. (2004) | Environmental Policy
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- Ones to Watch
- Best Lawyers
- Rising Star
- Southern California Super Lawyers
- 2018-2021
- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Vice Chair, Programs Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, 2015-2016
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- The State Bar of California
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- California Land Use Blog: Major Changes to ADU Laws Permit Additional Units to Single and Multi-Family Buildings
- Planetizen: L.A. Made Your House Historic and Never Told You
- Planetizen: Twisting the Truth: The NIMBY Opposition to Second Units in L.A.
- Land Use Webinar: Is Your Property Historic? How to Navigate the Designation and Development Process
- Select Conference on Industry Litigation: Housing Accountability Act
- KPPC: Garcetti’s pLAn for a Greener City
- LEED Accredited Professional (2006-2013)
- USGBC - Los Angeles
