Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP

About this office:

Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP has over thirteen years of specific experience in:

Airport Development Law, providing legal services to general aviation and private airports in all facets of airport development, regulation, and operations, including:

· Licensing and certification of Airports

· Ground and Commercial Leasing

· Location and Control of NAVAIDS and Related Negotiations

· Airport Noise and Avoidance of Airport Noise Problems

· FAA Grant Applications and Grant Assurances

· Environmental Compliance (storm water, underground storage tanks, cleanups, liability, etc.)

· Relations with Fixed Base Operators

· "Through the Fence" Issues

· Use, Sale and Disposition of Airport Property

· Use Limitations Arising From Property Acquisition Modality

In addition, Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP is in the forefoot on issues that are particularly troublesome to airport owners and managers today, including:

· Rates, Charges and Fees

· Revenue Diversion and Use of Revenues

· Exclusive Rights Issues

· Airport Privatization

· Ultralight and Experimental Aircraft

Aviation Regulatory Law & Litigation

Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP has unique experience in all aspects of aviation law, with particular emphasis on statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Chevalier, Allen & Lichman's goal is to help clients develop strategies to avoid administrative and/or litigation problems. However, when disputes are unavoidable, Chevalier, Allen and Lichman resolves complex aviation, technical and regulatory problems successfully and economically.

Our staff includes former FAA attorneys intimately familiar with all aspects of FAA law and policy. Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP attorneys are able to assist clients on a wide range of issues by relying on that experience in government and regulatory agencies, as well as experience in assisting private aviation clients, including:

· Representation of commuter and regional airlines.

· Negotiations with the FAA, State and local jurisdictions concerning siting, regulatory and zoning issues for towers, buildings and other tall structures.

· Representation of Fixed Base Operators (FBOs) in negotiations with airports and filing challenges with the FAA under 14 C.F.R. Part 16.

· Representation in FAA rule making actions.

· Representation of aircraft owners concerning issues arising from aircraft financing.

· Representation of aircraft owners in FAA registration and recordation issues.

Environmental Law & Litigation

Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP attorneys devote a substantial portion of their practice to assisting public and private clients in complying with, seeking enforcement of, or, where necessary, aggressively litigating under environmental laws and regulations with emphasis on airport-related impacts, including:

· The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

· The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (The Clean Water Act)

· The Clean Air Act (CAA)

· The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

· The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

· The Endangered Species Act

· The Historic Preservation Act

· The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

· The California Coastal Act

· Section 4F of the Department of Transportation Act

· The Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA)

· The Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA)

Land Use Law & Litigation

Although Chevalier, Allen & Lichman specialize in Land Use issues arising around airports our expertise extends far beyond the airport boundary. Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP brings a depth of educational, transactional and litigation experience in all areas of Land Use Law, including the regulation of development, zoning and the impact of zoning decisions, the development and application of general, regional and specific plans, airport land use compatibility plans (ALUCPs) as well as subdivision controls. Our attorneys have earned extensive "hands on" experience in these areas as counsel to airports, developers, homeowners and community associations in city council, planning commission, airport land use commission (ALUC) and other public hearings, as well as in negotiations with city staff and in related litigation.

Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP uses its "hands on" experience in Land Use Law to assist clients in developing strategies to move successfully through the land use regulatory process in ways which will either avoid disputes or successfully resolve disputes that do arise. Our Land Use Law practice provides legal guidance and support in:

General Land Use

· California Planning and Zoning Law

· Subdivision Map Act

· Easements and Dedications

· Inverse Condemnation including Exactions and Nuisance

· Eminent Domain

· Conditional Uses, Nonconforming Uses and Variances

· Public and Private Facility Siting

· Telecommunications Towers

· Redevelopment Project Impacts

Airport and Near-Airport Land Use

· Creation and Application of Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (ALUCPs), formerly known as Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs), and/or Airport Land Use Plans (ALUPs)

· Relations With Airport Land Use Commissions (ALUCs) and Surrounding Communities

· Airport Land Use and Air Instillation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Plans

· Airport Master Plans

· Airport Layout Plans

· Airport and Near-Airport Development

· Airport Noise and Avoidance of Noise Problems

· Noise Variances

· FAR Part 150 Programs

· FAR Part 77