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Law Office of James DeAguilera
Counselor And Attorney At Law
2068 Orange Tree Lane, Suite 218
Redlands, California 92374
Telephone: (909) 307-5750
Fax: (909) 307-5755
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Attorney James DeAguilera serves clients throughout California from his office in Redlands. He provides sound legal advice, litigation, and risk management strategies to individual and business clients in a variety of areas, including:

• Real Estate, Land Use, Zoning, and Development
• Environmental and Natural Resource Law
• Civil Rights
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Labor and Employment Law
• Government Agencies and Programs
• Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation
• Litigation and Appeals
• Risk Management

In years past, businesses looked exclusively to large law firms to handle their labor, employment, environmental, contract, and litigation concerns. Today, business executives and risk managers are much more sophisticated: their selection of counsel is based more on the real needs of the case at hand and a bottom-line orientation. That change has served Mr. DeAguilera well, for he has had tremendous success working with businesses, other attorneys, in-house counsel, and litigation managers of businesses, corporations, and government agencies.

What sets Mr. DeAguilera apart from other lawyers is that he provides his clients with the best of both worlds: big firm ability and experience along with the creativity and care that is the hallmark of smaller firms. Mr. DeAguilera has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Planning, and real world experience as a Land Use and Environmental Law Attorney, Planning Officer, Planning Director, Senior Planner for San Bernardino County, Planning Director and Assistant City Manager for the City of Loma Linda, and City Manager of the City of Adelanto. He has successfully litigated cases under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, to name a few. Mr. DeAguilera has also prepared countless environmental impact reports, general plans, specific plans, and zoning ordinances for cities, counties, and real estate developers. He has supervised the work of engineers, architects, planners, economists, and environmental specialists.

Attorney James DeAguilera served as special counsel to the Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and as Planning Officer for the Inland Valley Development Agency for the redevelopment of Norton Air Force Base. Attorney DeAguilera served as special consultant/ advisor to First Trust Bank and Pulsar Development Company for the subdivision and development of over 1,400 residential lots in Highland and Loma Linda.

In addition to his track record of success as a trial lawyer and litigator, Mr. DeAguilera also emphasizes planning and risk management as an important part of his practice. He has taken his expertise and experience from the courtroom and transferred it to corporate boardrooms and conference rooms across the State of California, helping businesses and corporations avoid regulatory and compliance issues, litigation, and other pratfalls that can lead to staggering settlements, verdicts, and attorney's fees. Unlike so-called environmental and employment lawyers at other firms, Mr. DeAguilera has the education and real world experience as an environmental planner and city manager to back up his legal advice. He understands the rules of the game and is able to offer practical solutions to his clients by applying the right combination of creativity, innovation, and commitment. Clients can rely on Mr. DeAguilera to be approachable, responsive, efficient, and effective. He responds promptly to telephone calls, reports regularly on case developments, and stays on top of changes in the law. For further information about Attorney James DeAguilera, please contact the firm today.