Kronick Shareholder Holly Roberson will participate in a panel discussion at the APA California 2023 Conference, “Planning at the Crossroads” from September 16-19, 2023 in Fresno, California. The session, “Indigenous and Agency Perspectives on Best Practices for Tribal Consultation Under CEQA,” will have three main components all centering around AB 52 tribal consultation under CEQA: 1) Provide the legal landscape for tribal consultation (AB 52, SB 18, Executive Orders, recent White House guidance, etc) 2) Discuss some best practices and examples for successful tribal consultation under CEQA 3) Review existing resources for practitioners.
Holly represents government entities, including Tribal Nations, State Agencies, Cities, Counties, Water Districts, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, Universities, and Special Districts. Her areas of expertise lie in water law, tribal law, and natural resources law, including the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, land use, climate change, tribal cultural resources protection, and renewable energy. Holly offers her expertise to her clients in the form of consultation, facilitation, mediation, negotiation, compliance, internal training, policy, and process development, as well as litigation when necessary. Prior to joining Kronick, Holly served in Governor Brown’s administration as Land Use Counsel for the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. She graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Law with a J.D. and a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law.
APA California is a network of practicing planners, citizens, and elected officials committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning in the State of California.