Jose M. Sanchez

As Principal, Jose Sanchez is a member of the Municipal and Special District Practice Group and the Public Contracts Practice Group of Meyers Nave. Aside from serving as city attorney for Modesto, Cloverdale, and Windsor, he also provides legal counsel for special districts and public agencies. Mr. Sanchez focuses on a wide range of legal issues facing cities, special districts, and commissions. In addition to land use, environmental issues, rate setting, and public procurement, he has negotiated and drafted development agreements and related entitlements; assisted public entities with bidding requirements for public contracts; and handled complex code enforcement cases. Mr. Sanchez also serves as a member of Meyers Nave’s Diversity Committee.

Mr. Sanchez received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2005 and his BA in Political Science from the University of California, Davis in 2002. As an integral part of the firm, he has a wealth of experience in a wide range of areas, most notably land use and public contracts. Mr. Sanchez was a key player in the Rio Del Oro Specific Plan for the city of Rancho Cordova and supervised extensive plan approvals, development agreements, subdivision issues, and an Environmental Impact Report Addendum for a mixed-use project covering 3,828 acres - the largest land development project in Rancho Cordova's history.

Mr. Sanchez has been honored with many awards over the years, including "Best of the Bar," Sacramento Business Journal, 2019, and "Top 40 Under 40," Sacramento Business Journal, 2016. He was also awarded the CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing in 2016. Mr. Sanchez often speaks about matters related to the Brown Act, conflicts of interest, and the California Public Records Act as part of his areas of expertise. At the request of the Institute for Local Government and the California Special District Association, he has also participated in webinars on conflicts of interest for public officials.