A. Haviva Shane

Of Counsel

A. Haviva Shane is an attorney with Best Best & Krieger’s Riverside office. Ms. Shane joined the firm in 2004. She currently serves as assistant town attorney for the Town of Apple Valley, and as deputy city attorney for the cities of Ontario and San Jacinto. In addition, Ms. Shane serves as assistant general counsel to the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the Western Riverside Council of Governments and Omnitrans.

In her role as legal counsel for the Planning Commissions of the Town of Apple Valley and the City of San Jacinto, Ms. Shane provides advice with interpreting, implementing and amending development codes/zoning ordinances, reviewing and processing zone changes and subdivisions, negotiating and adopting development agreements, and reviewing and adopting other land use approvals.

In addition to the above, Ms. Shane provides a range of services to municipal and special district clients, including drafting ordinances and resolutions, assisting with property purchases and sales, drafting and amending a variety of contracts and agreements, and providing legal research and advice.

Ms. Shane graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation and Resource Studies and a minor in Education. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in May 2003. While in law school, Ms. Shane participated in the California Attorney General’s Summer Honors Program, in the Environment and Natural Resources Division.

Ms. Shane was a founding vice-chair for the U.S. Green Building Council, Inland Empire Chapter. She is a board member of, and active volunteer for, the Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to the indigent.

Ms. Shane is a member of the State Bar of California and the Riverside County Bar Association. 

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles, J.D. (2003)
• University of California, Berkeley, B.A.

Bar Admissions

• California (2003)