Tim Paone is a Partner and Chair of the Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group at Theodora Oringher Miller & Richman. He guides land development clients through the increasingly complex maze of governmental regulation. Known both for his thoughtful strategic guidance and his hands-on technical expertise, Tim's extensive land use experience covers most aspects of the entitlement process, including the California Environmental Quality Act, development agreements, natural resource issues, the Subdivision Map Act, and the California Coastal Act. For more than three decades, Tim has counseled clients on the entitlement of some of the most complex and controversial projects in Southern California.
Throughout his career, Tim has gathered valuable perspective for his practice by handling all aspects of an entitlement project, such as acquisition due diligence, the entitlement process, and, when necessary, the courtroom defense of project approvals. Tim has gained additional practical insight from service as Vice-President for Entitlement with The Irvine Company, managing entitlement for the company's projects in Newport Beach, the Newport Coast, Anaheim, and Orange. On the public side, he has been a Governor's appointee to the California Law Revision Commission, a planning commissioner, and a planning commission chairman.
Among the many projects throughout Southern California to which Tim has provided services are the Newport Coast (Newport Beach/County of Orange), Bolsa Chica (County of Orange), Shea / Baker Ranch (Lake Forest), Ladera (County of Orange), Ridgeline Equestrian Estates (City of Orange), Newport Banning Ranch (Newport Beach), Mountain Park/Gypsum Canyon (Anaheim), Rancho San Pasqual (Escondido), Sunnymead Ranch (Moreno Valley), One Ford Road (Newport Beach), the Gene Autry Experience (Platinum Triangle, Anaheim), the Santa Monica Place Mall (Santa Monica), and Villa Venetia Apartment Complex (Marina del Rey).
Tim's hands-on entitlement expertise, litigation experience, and practical business perspective combine to create a distinct advantage in the courtroom, resulting in an exceptional success rate in the defense and resolution of challenges to his client's project approvals.
Activities
- Adjunct Professor, Chapman University School of Law, "Environmental Law Practice," Spring, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Advisory Board, Chapman University School of Law, Land Resources Program
- Advisory Board, California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, 1995-1999
- Advisory Board, Servite High School, Anaheim, 1998-present
- Board of Advisors, Roger C. Hobbs Institute for Real Estate, Law and Environmental Studies, Chapman University George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
- Board of Directors, Building Industry Association of Orange County, 1994-2006. Executive Committee, 1995, 1996. Co-Chair, Housing Committee: 2000-2009
- Board of Directors, Community Foundation of Orange, 2001-2009. President: 2006-2008
- Board of Directors, Great Park Conservancy, 2005-present
- Board of Directors, Home Aid Orange County, 1998-present. Executive Committee: 2006-2009
- Board of Directors, Orange County Forum, 1995-2005
- Board of Directors, Orange County Youth Sports Foundation, 1977-Present; President: 1981-1982
- California Law Revision Commission, 1985-1989. Appointee of Governor George Deukmejian
- Huntington Beach Planning Commission, 1978-1980, 1981-1983; Chairman: 1979, 1982-1983
Articles
- Interviewed by Smart Business Magazine, November 2009
Publications
- "The American Dream or An Orange County Nightmare?" Orange County Lawyer (an official publication of the Orange County Bar Association), April, 2005
- "Litigating a Takings Case: What Do You Tell The Client?" California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 5, Number 3, P.43, November, 1995
Speaking Engagements
- Instructor, California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Land Use Regulation and Development, October 2006
- Guest Lecturer, "Land Use Controls," Roger C. Hobbs Institute for Real Estate, Law, and Environmental Studies, Spring 2006; Fall 2006
- Speaker, "Green Collar Crime: Dealing with a More Radical Environmental Movement," Pacific Coast Builders Conference, 2004
- Guest Lecturer, "Bolsa Chica: A Land Use Case Study," Chapman University School of Law, 2000
- Speaker, "The Future of Real Estate in Orange County," California Society of CPA's (Orange County/Long Beach Chapter), 1998
- Guest Lecturer, "Orange County Land Issues," Chapman University Forum, Chapman University School of Law, 1996
- Speaker, "What Do You Tell The Client?" CLE International, Regulatory Takings Conference, 1995
- Speaker, "The Myth of Mira, Hart, and Murrietta," Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County Chapter School Financing Seminar, 1995
- Speaker, "Keys to a Fair EIR," Commercial Industrial Development Association, 1995
- Speaker, "The Bankruptcy's Impact on Orange County Real Estate," Deloitte & Touche Real Estate Forum, 1995
Professional Qualifications and Memberships
Tim is admitted to practice in California. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for the years 2007-2010 and has been named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" each year from 2004-2010.
Education
Tim received his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his JD from the University of Southern California Law School.