Katy Wisinski

Of Counsel

Katy Wisinski works with cities and special districts throughout the Bay Area, and serves as the assistant city attorney for the City of Pleasant Hill and the assistant town attorney for the Town of Fairfax. She is of counsel in the Municipal Law practice group of Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Walnut Creek office.

Katy advises clients in a number of areas, including planning and zoning, as well as Public Records Act compliance, the Brown Act and police matters. She has significant experience in drafting and amending ordinances, resolutions, policies and procedures; reviewing and advising on documents prepared for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and drafting and negotiating contracts and service agreements, among other things.

Education

• U.C. Hastings College of the Law , J.D.
• Willamette University, B.A., political science, cum laude

Bar Admissions

• California

Court Admissions

• Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Memberships

• Contra Costa County Bar Association, member

Authorships

• Chapter Editor of League of California Cities, Cal. Municipal Law Handbook (2015-2016)
• Contributor to League of California Cities, Cal. Municipal Law Handbook (2014)
• Contributor to League of California Cities, Cal. Municipal Law Handbook (2012)
• Co-Author, Top Ten Real Estate Cases of 2007, California Real Property Journal (Winter 2008)
• Co-Author, Top Ten Real Estate Cases of 2006, California Real Property Journal (Winter 2007)
• Contributor to 16 Matthew Bender, Cal. Legal Forms: Transaction Guide (2007)