Overview
Joshua Imeri-Garcia advises clients through public-private partnerships, design-build variations and other alternative delivery infrastructure projects. He currently serves as part of the legal team for the Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s MBR Water Purification Project, East County Advanced Water Purification Project, Indiana Department of Transportation Mediation Team and the Santa Clara Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project.
He also focuses on public law matters and holds a diverse portfolio of practice areas that encompass interpretation of resolutions, ordinances, policies, contracts, land-use and zoning regulations, CEQA, the Brown Act, Public Records Act, Political Reform Act and anti-camping policies.
He served as Assistant City Attorney to the City of Lompoc where he attended all Lompoc Planning Commission meetings. He also served as Deputy City Attorney for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. In both positions, he assisted with contracts, ordinances, resolutions and staff reports. He has represented the City of Hesperia in dispute resolution matters related to the Ranchero Road Widening project. Additionally, he successfully represented more than thirteen California Cities in preparing two amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States related to homeless issues where the Court cited the briefs within the majority’s opinion.
Joshua is a graduate of LMU Loyola Law School, where he was a member of the Hispanic Bar Association’s Moot Court team, served as outreach chair for the Environmental Law Club and was a fundraiser for the Public Interest Law Society. During his time at Loyola, Joshua gathered a variety of legal skills working with various public agencies including the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Franchise Tax Bureau’s Taxpayer Appellate Tax Clinic.
Prior to law school Joshua served in various positions on behalf of San Bernardino County elected officials ranging from the U.S. House of Representatives, the California State Senate, and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.