Jon E. Goetz

Jon Goetz serves as senior of counsel at Meyers Nave. Over the course of 35 years, he has worked in the areas of real estate, land use, environmental law, redevelopment, affordable housing, and municipal law. Mr. Goetz’s practice ranges from representing private property owners and developers to cities, counties, housing authorities, universities, and other public entities in complex real estate transactions to land use planning, infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships, and affordable housing. As an tenured real estate lawyer, he has experience in acquiring, financing, leasing, and disposing of all types of property, including those intended for public use.

Having earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at San Diego in 1982, Mr. Goetz went on to Harvard Law School, cum laude, and earned his J.D. in 1987. Besides his role as senior counsel, he also advises developers on how to use the California density bonus law to achieve additional housing density, more favorable parking requirements, and other land use benefits. Mr. Goetz’s current responsibilities include serving as counsel to an organization that develops and operates workforce housing for faculty and staff at a University of California campus, as well as working on other university workforce housing projects throughout the state. His experience includes residential, hotel, office, and retail projects. Over the course of his career, Mr. Goetz has represented parties in administrative determination cases before the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition to public-private real estate development projects, financings, and other public law matters, he has represented redevelopment agencies, developers, universities, and other entities.

Aside from being a member of the Southern California Super Lawyers list, Mr. Goetz is also a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney. His guide to the California Density Bonus Law, a booklet explaining the intricacies of a complex law aimed at increasing affordable housing, is published annually. As a lead attorney, Mr. Goetz has handled more than 50 commercial and retail projects, including the construction and rehabilitation of regional and neighborhood shopping centers, hotels, theaters, “big box” stores, restaurants, and auto dealerships, as well as numerous commercial, residential, and agricultural properties. Utilizing his depth of experience and wealth of knowledge has enabled Mr. Goetz to advise on more than 150 housing developments and programs involving thousands of affordable and market rate homes during his career.