Edward Grutzmacher

As a land use entitlement attorney, Ed Grutzmacher represents public entities as well as private clients at all stages of the process, from initial application to the final administrative decision. He has handled numerous cases involving land use entitlements, as well as CEQA, NEPA, Planning and Zoning Laws, the Coastal Act, Subdivision Map Acts, Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Acts, and the Mitigation Fee Acts. Additionally, Mr. Grutzmacher has extensive experience in climate change law and policy. Beyond evaluating emerging greenhouse gas regulations, he has developed strategies to deal with the impact of California's Global Warming Solutions Act on land use entitlements. Mr. Grutzmacher also advises clients on the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana as an expert in land use regulation and environmental issues.

Having a thorough understanding of the law and the written word is a crucial part of Mr. Grutzmacher's abilities. As a student at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, he earned his J.D. in 2003, his MA in English Literature from New York University in 2000, and his BA in English as well as BS in Biology from the University of California, Davis in 1998. With over 20 years of experience practicing, Mr. Grutzmacher has authored several works related to the field of land use and environmental law.

Mr. Grutzmacher is an authority on CEQA, having published several works on the subject. For example, he authored the articles titled, “California Supreme Court Takes Up Medical Marijuana CEQA Case,” Western Real Estate Business, May 2017, and “California Supreme Court Clarifies What Constitutes a ‘Project’ Under CEQA,” Meyers Nave client alert 2019. Mr. Grutzmacher knowledge of land use and environmental law is often cited by publications such as Bloomberg and the Recorder.