Sandra J. Levin, City Attorney
Sandra J. Levin is
the City Attorney of La Habra Heights and Sierra Madre and General
Counsel to the Sierra Madre Community Redevelopment Agency. Sandi
offers not only extensive expertise accumulated over her years of
practice, but also the benefit of participating in municipal law from a
variety of perspectives. As a city attorney, Sandi regularly advises
councils and commissions on the Brown Act, conflict of interest and
meeting management issues, as well as a variety of questions on the
full range of municipal operations, including land use and development,
public finance, contracts, election law and tort liability.
In addition, Sandi is an experienced litigator with a diverse
practice in complex litigation. Her specialties include local
government and regulatory matters, campaign and election law, unfair
competition and employment issues. Sandi also has extensive experience
litigating wrongful termination cases, civil rights and RICO claims,
construction matters and other significant business contractual
disputes. Recent successes include the defense of police labor and
pension matters, civil rights and liability claims, challenges to
municipal land use approvals, disputes over interpretation of
collective bargaining MOUs, an inverse condemnation claim and various
CEQA matters. She has also handled municipal tort liability, employment
and employee discipline claims, contract disputes, land use, municipal
finance issues and a variety of writ claims. Sandi's litigation
experience covers a broad range of matters and includes extensive
experience in both state and federal courts, as well as administrative
hearings and administrative writ proceedings. Sandi has argued numerous
appeals in both state and federal appellate courts. Sandi also
served as Mayor, Councilmember and Planning Commission Chair for the
City of Culver City from 1993 to 2000, and gained familiarity with
public law issues from a practical as well as a legal perspective. As a
representative of Culver City, Sandi also served as liaison to other
governmental agencies, sat on many local government committees and
boards, and spoke as a panelist at a variety of forums and seminars. City of Sierra Madre
Sandra J. Levin
City Attorney
232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
T:626.355.7135
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