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2013 Best of the Bar: Roy E. Brewer, Brewer Lofgren LLP

SBJ | Sept 6, 2013

Roy Brewer is named to the Best of the Bar list in 2013, the inaugural year of the award.

Roy E. Brewer, Brewer Lofgren LLP

Law school: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 1982

Bar memberships: California

Practice areas: Land use, environmental, regulatory agencies

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned while practicing law?

“Find and maintain balance in your life. Eat healthy, exercise often, rest well. Unplug and disconnect, completely, on occasion. Build and sustain good relationships. Remain calm. Choose your business partners carefully. Be persistent. Persevere.”

What professional accomplishment are you most proud of?

“Three: Brewer Lofgren has achieved 15 approvals by unanimous votes in seven different jurisdictions in the last 30 months; approval of the first Railyards Specific Plan and eight related land use requests, all by unanimous votes; and representing the same clients for 20 plus years.”

What would your colleagues be surprised to learn about you?

“I’ve been fortunate to have traveled in 28 countries so far, including a four ­month solo bicycle and camping tour through Europe in 1978, and I’ve enjoyed scuba diving along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, along coral canyons in Grand Cayman twice and in freshwater caves in north central Florida.”

 

Read more about Best of the Bar 2013 here.