Michael Shonafelt has joined Buchalter as a shareholder in the firm’s Los Angeles office, according to an announcement by the firm on Wednesday. Shonafelt will be part of the real estate practice group, where he will provide guidance to a diverse clientele that includes landowners, developers, lenders, receiverships, and public agencies. His practice covers a wide array of land use and zoning issues, such as the California Environmental Quality Act, general plan amendments, zone changes, conditional use permits, subdivision maps, development agreements, wetlands issues, and coastal development permits. Shonafelt’s role encompasses all stages of the real property entitlement process, from preparing permit applications to securing final approvals and handling post-decision land use litigation.
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