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John McClendon

: 949-585-6300

: 949-585-6302 (direct)

: john@ceqa.com

PRACTICE AREAS

  • California Environmental Quality Act
  • Coastal, Land Use and Water Law
  • Litigation

EDUCATION

  • Westmont College (B.A.)
  • University of California, Irvine (B.A.)
  • University of Southern California Law Center

ADMISSIONS

  • Member, California State Bar
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court – Central District

John McClendon leads the firm’s municipal litigation practice. His expertise in CEQA and land use law is recognized throughout California. An experienced litigator, he regularly advises clients on pre-litigation strategies and has tried scores of cases at the Superior Court level, along with representing clients before the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. John successfully represented the Banning Ranch Conservancy in the landmark CEQA decision by the California Supreme Court, Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach, 2 Cal.5th 918 (2017).

John previously served as general or special counsel to the redevelopment agencies in the cities of Anaheim, Calimesa, Culver City, Ontario (major projects included the Ontario Auto Center, Ontario Mills and the Ontario Convention Center), Orange and Santa Clarita.

Prior to co-founding Leibold McClendon & Mann, John was an attorney in the Public Law Group of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.

About Us

Founded in 1991, Leibold McClendon & Mann serves clients throughout California ranging from Sausalito to the north to Calexico to the south. Our senior attorneys have over 100 years of collective experience representing cities, water agencies (public and private), conservancies and non-profits.

Recent News

Leibold McClendon & Mann recently prevailed before the California Supreme Court in a landmark decision involving CEQA and the Coastal Act. The Court’s full opinion finding in favor of the Banning Ranch Conservancy can be found here.

Contact Info

9841 Irvine Center Drive
Suite 230
Irvine, CA 92618

  • +949-585-6300
  • contact@ceqa.com

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