Wittwer & Parkin, LLP

Jonathan Wittwer

Jonathan Wittwer is a partner at the firm. Prior to the creation of the firm, he operated his own law practice between 1996 and 1999. Between 1975 and 1996 he was employed at the Santa Cruz County Counsel’s office, where he was Chief Deputy County Counsel from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Wittwer was in the United States Navy from 1967-1968 as an Ensign: Assistant Communications Officer/ Investigating Officer for Non-Judicial Punishment/Captain's Mast.

Mr. Wittwer received his B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Southern California in 1967 and was on a full scholarship from NROTC. He received his J.D. in 1973 (Cum Laude) from the University of San Francisco, School of Law and was admitted to practice law in California in 1973.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Santa Cruz County Bar Association: 1973-Present

1986-1991: Board of Director
1987: Editor of the Bar Briefs
1988: Secretary-Treasurer
1988: Delegate to State Bar Convention
1989: President-Elect
1990: President
1991: Past-President

Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association: 1999-Present

Member, Assembly Local Government Committee Subdivision Map Act Advisory Group: 1993-1994

PUBLICATIONS (Partial List)
Selected by California State Association of Counties (CSAC) to lead writing of Amicus Curiae Brief in:

Morehart v. County of Santa Barbara (1994) 7 Cal. 4th 725

Hansen Brothers Enterprises v. County of Nevada (1996) 12 Cal. 4th 533

Endangered Habitats League, Inc., et al. v. Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District and Riverside County (1996) Appeal pending.

AWARDS
Honorable Roland K. Hall Public Service Award (1992)

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