Margaret R. Akerblom

Margaret “Marty” Akerblom draws on her considerable experience representing public agencies to look at clients' land use and development needs from multiple perspectives and helps to guide them by providing comprehensive, efficient solutions. She is a trusted strategist for her clients, advising them as they work through federal, state, and local regulatory and entitlement processes related to their developments. Ms. Akerblom has represented clients in securing land use entitlements on a variety of commercial, residential, and mixed-use development projects in jurisdictions throughout California.

Ms. Akerblom went to Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While in law school, she served as the Co-President of the Loyola Law School Environmental Law Society, and Co-Director of the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project. Ms. Akerblom also externed for the Honorable Richard L. Fruin of the Los Angeles Superior Court and interned at the Office of the Attorney General.

Ms. Akerblom is a co-editor of her firm's weekly Sustainable Development and Land Use Update, as well as numerous legal alerts regarding state housing law. She is also the programming co-chair of the Land Use Subcommittee of the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA).