Practice Areas
Tracy M. Owens
Associate
Print PDFTracy Owens assists clients with all aspects of commercial, industrial and residential development, including land use applications, zone changes, subdivisions, common interest developments, environmental compliance issues, and governmental approvals of projects. Ms. Owens has experience with projects affecting sensitive or endangered species, wetlands and cultural resources, and assists businesses and developers in complying with air and water quality regulation, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Ms. Owens is also experienced in title analysis and resolution of title problems, as well as other transactions related to the purchase and sale of real property.
In addition to her legal experience, Ms. Owens is also a LEED AP. The LEED Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. State and local governments across the country are adopting LEED for public-owned and public-funded buildings, as well as offering incentives for privately-owned projects that achieve LEED certification. As a LEED AP, Ms. Owens has the knowledge and skill to successfully navigate clients through the LEED certification process, as well as any commercial or residential green building project.
Ms. Owens combines this unique knowledge with her skill as an attorney to identify and resolve permitting, insurance, taxation and professional liability issues, ensure careful drafting of green building project agreements and resolve disputes.
Publications/Articles
"Senate Bill 1185: Amending the California Subdivision Map Act Is a Step in the Right Direction Towards Economic Recovery in California", Bulletin of the San Bernardino County Bar Association, Vol. 37, No. 2, December 2008.
"It’s a Numbers Game: Financial Data Restrictions in China Don’t Add up to WTO Compliance", 20 Pac. McGeorge Global Bus. & Dev. L.J. 383 (2007).
Speaking Engagements
Speaker/Panelist, Association of Environmental Professionals 2010 Annual Conference: "A Change in the Landscape: The Vertical Integration of Landscape Water Use", March 2010. Participated as a panel member and speaker, providing legal insight and legislative analysis on the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance required under AB 1881, as well as the use of GIS technology to assist larger landscape projects with compliance.
Education
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., with Distinction, 2008
- California State University at San Bernardino, B.A., 2003
Bars
- California, 2008
Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- San Bernardino and Riverside County Bar Associations
- Habitat for Humanity Riverside, Board of Directors
- U.S. Green Building Council - Inland Empire Chapter
- Arrowhead United Way Women's Leadership Council
Honors
Dean's List
Traynor Society
Editor-in-Chief, Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal