Jeffrey S. Ballinger

Partner

Ontario
3500 Porsche Way
Suite 200

TEL: (909) 483-6644
FAX: (909) 944-1441
Jeff.Ballinger@bbklaw.com

General Bio
Comprehensive Code Enforcement
Special Districts

Zoning, Planning and Land Use Practice

Jeffrey S. Ballinger is a Partner in Best Best & Krieger LLP's Public Law Department.  Mr. Ballinger's practice areas include Local Government, Environmental & Natural Resources Law, and Special Districts.  Mr. Ballinger serves as City Attorney in San Jacinto and as Assistant City Attorney in the Cities of Big Bear Lake and Fontana

Since joining Best Best & Krieger LLP, Mr. Ballinger has represented both cities and special districts in court, at public meetings, and in the course of complex transactions.  He frequently advises City Councils, Planning Commissions and other governing boards on Brown Act matters.  Mr. Ballinger also advises his public agency clients on matters including the Political Reform Act, Public Records Act and the Planning and Zoning law.  In addition, he has successfully defended land use and CEQA challenges to his public agency clients, both at the trial and appellate levels.  Mr. Ballinger’s experience includes serving as legal counsel to the Planning Commissions of three cities, one of whom – Fontana – was recently listed as one of the top three fastest growing cities in California.

Mr. Ballinger received his undergraduate degree in Sociology/Law & Society from the University of California, Riverside.  He received his Juris Doctorate degree at the USC School of Law.  During his legal education, Mr. Ballinger also received the Order of the Coif, Trial Advocacy Awards for Best Opening Argument and Best Cross Examination, and the American Jurisprudence Award for Torts.  Mr. Ballinger also participated in the Post-Conviction Justice Project and was a Staff Member and Article Editor for the Southern California Law Review.

Mr. Ballinger is a member of the American Bar Association and the Riverside County Bar Association where he twice served as an Attorney Evaluator in its High School Mock Trial Competition. He has also taught courses at the University of California, Riverside, including "Effective Principles of Code Enforcement" and "Administrative Warrants." Mr. Ballinger also provides Pro Bono legal representation to the San Bernardino Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and the Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino. Mr. Ballinger also serves on the Board of Directors of the Hemet-San Jacinto Economic Development Corporation. Mr. Ballinger recently co-authored an article appearing in Los Angeles Lawyer magazine entitled, "When Attorneys Serve as Local Politicians" and is the co-author of "Group Homes in the Neighborhood," which appeared in the September 2006 edition of the League of California Cities "Western City" magazine.

Bar & Court Admissions

• California, 1999

Education

• JD, University of Southern California Law Center
• BS, University of California at Riverside