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Joy Heuser Otsuki

: 949-585-6300

: 949-585-6304 (direct)

: joy@ceqa.com

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Affordable Housing
  • Economic Development
  • Municipal Law

EDUCATION

  • University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., Business Economics)
  • Loyola Law School

ADMISSIONS

  • Member, California State Bar

OTHER CREDENTIALS

  • Certified Public Accountant (inactive)

Joy Otsuki serves as General Counsel to the successor agencies for the former redevelopment agencies of the cities of Los Banos, Merced, Mendota, Pismo Beach, Riverbank, and Santa Paula. She is also special counsel to the Long Beach Housing Development Company (a division of the City of Long Beach) and Habitat for Humanity of Los Angeles, handling property acquisition, financing and affordable housing matters.

Joy’s practice includes both real estate and general municipal law, including land use, real property transactions, public agency and tax credit financing, along with post-redevelopment/successor agency law.

Prior to joining Leibold McClendon & Mann, Joy was employed in the corporate/municipal finance department of Stradling Yocca Carlson and Rauth and as a corporate finance lawyer at Higham, McConnell & Dunning.

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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