Chad W. Herrington

Chad W. Herrington

Pronouns: he, him, his

Chad Herrington provides advisory, transactional, and litigation services on a broad range of municipal law issues for cities, counties, and other public agencies throughout California.  He currently serves as the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Eastvale and the Town of Yucca Valley, and as deputy City Attorney for the City of Rialto, City of Cathedral City, and City of Wildomar.  He previously served as the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Piedmont and City of Rohnert Park.  His practice includes advising city councils and staff in all areas of municipal law such as the public records act, open meeting laws, conflicts of interest laws, code enforcement, CEQA, public contracting and procurement, solid waste franchises, and land use and zoning.  Chad regularly drafts and reviews resolutions, ordinances, and agreements for cities, advises planning departments, reviews environmental documents, and attends planning commission meetings and city council meetings.  Chad also provides trainings on the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, and governmental ethics laws.

In addition to his advisory practice, Chad’s other area of specialty includes municipal law litigation, with a focus on eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and property disputes.  His litigation experience includes the successful representation of public entity clients at all stages of litigation, including trial and appeals.

Chad is passionate about public law and has been working with public entities his entire career.  Prior to joining Burke, Williams & Sorensen in 2012, Chad served as a graduate law clerk and attorney in the Alameda County Counsel’s Office, and worked for a private firm representing school districts and community college districts in a variety of transactional and litigation matters.

  • San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments v. El Adobe Apts. Inc. (Case No. BC 646857). Represented joint powers authority against landowner of a multi-unit apartment building in a part-take condemnation action.  Following an 8-day trial, jury awarded only 15% of the $1.8 million in compensation sought by landowner, which was less than the agency’s final offer.
  • City of Daly City v. California Department of Finance (2017, Case Nos. 34-2015-8002205 and 34-2017-80002617-CU-WM-GDS). Obtained a writ from the Sacramento Superior Court directing the Department of Finance to recognize over $5.2 million in reimbursement agreements as loans eligible for reinstatement under the redevelopment dissolution act.
  • City of Watsonville v. California Department of Finance (2014, Case No. 34-2014-80001910). Obtained a writ from the Sacramento Superior Court directing the Department of Finance to recognize over $4.4 million in loan agreements as loans eligible for reinstatement under the redevelopment dissolution act.

  • J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2009
  • B.S., Emory University, 2003
  • State Bar of California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California