Deborah J. Kollars

Associate

Deborah J. Kollars focuses on water, land use and environmental matters, and provides advisory, litigation and transactional services to cities, counties and public agencies. She is an associate in the firm’s Environmental Law and Natural Resources and Municipal Law practice groups and is based in Sacramento.

Prior to joining Best Best & Krieger LLP, Deb was an associate with Remy Moose Manley, LLP, in Sacramento, focusing on land use and environmental law, including the California Environmental Quality Act. She earned her law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where she graduated with great distinction and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. During law school, Deb served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Ronald B. Robie of California’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also completed a legal internship with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Before joining the legal profession, Deb enjoyed a successful journalism career, working for the Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee. She specialized in in-depth government and public policy reporting, earned numerous state and national writing awards and developed deep ties within California’s capitol region. During law school, Deb worked as a communications consultant to the State Water Contractors, where her work involved research and writing on a range of water, environmental, ecosystem and biological topics.

Education

• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D.
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Bachelor of Journalism

Bar Admissions

• California

Court Admissions

• California

Community Involvement

• Legal Services of Northern California, board member