Colantuono & Levin

Colantuono Named Public Lawyer of the Year

The California State Bar’s Public Law Section will honor Michael G. Colantuono as the 2010 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award at a reception during the State Bar’s Annual Meeting Sept. 24, 2010 in Monterey.  California’s Chief Justice Ronald M. George, the award’s namesake will present the award.

Michael is a shareholder with the firm of Colantuono & Levin in Los Angeles and Penn Valley, California.  He has specialized in municipal law since 1989 and serves as counsel to numerous cities and local government entities. In 2003-04 he served as President of the City Attorneys Department of the League of California Cities.  While President he appointed the Department’s first ethics committee, which developed a guidebook on professional ethics for public lawyers, as well as aspirational ethical guidelines for public lawyers.

Michael currently serves as City Attorney for the cities of Auburn and Calabasas, and as Agency or General Counsel for the Auburn Urban Development Agency, the North Yuba Water District, the Yuba County LAFCO and the Rough & Ready and Ophir Hill Fire Districts.