A. Haviva Shane

Associate

Ontario
3500 Porsche Way
Suite 200

TEL: (909) 483-6645
FAX: (909) 944-1441
Haviva.Shane@bbklaw.com

A. Haviva Shane is an Associate with Best Best & Krieger’s Riverside Office. Ms. Shane joined the firm in 2004.  Ms. Shane currently serves as Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Apple Valley, Deputy City Attorney for the Cities of Ontario, San Jacinto and Colton, and as Agency Counsel for the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Jacinto.  In addition, Ms. Shane provides assistance to special districts including the Riverside County Transportation Commission and the Western Riverside Council of Governments.

Ms. Shane provides a range of services to municipal and special district clients, including drafting ordinances and resolutions, assisting with property purchases and sales, drafting and amending a variety of contracts and agreements and providing legal research and advice.

Ms. Shane graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation and Resource Studies and a minor in Education.  Ms. Shane graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law in May 2003.  While in law school Ms. Shane participated in the California Attorney General’s Summer Honors Program, in the Environment and Natural Resources Division.

Ms. Shane is currently the Founding Vice-Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council, Inland Empire Chapter, and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Pacific Regional Council.  Ms. Shane is also a Board Member of and active volunteer for the Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to the indigent.

Ms. Shane is a member of the State Bar of California and the Riverside County Bar Association.

Bar & Court Admissions

• California, 2003

Education

• JD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
• BA, University of California, Berkeley

Professional Affiliations

• Riverside County Bar Association