Bar Admissions
- California
Honors/Affiliations
- Member, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Member, ULI-the Urban Land Institute
- Member, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3
- Member, Lambda Alpha International/San Diego
- Member, California Redevelopment Association
- Member, YMCA Resident Camping Board of Managers
- Member, North San Diego County Bar Association
- Member, San Diego County Bar Association
- Member, Lawyers Club of San Diego
- Speaker, Affordable Housing and the Law, July 2008
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1988
- University of Northern Colorado, 1983
Shareholder
Public Entity, Land Use / Real Estate, Municipal Law / Government Relations
Prescilla Dugard focuses her practice on a wide range of land use and real estate matters for a diverse clientele of public and private clients. She specializes in providing counsel to clients during all stages of the land use entitlement process, including general and community plan amendments, zoning, development agreements, conditional use and discretionary development permits, and government agency interfacing and legislative advocacy. Ms. Dugard also provides assistance to clients with real estate transactions including purchase and sale transactions, leases, and development.
Ms. Dugard served as a land use and real estate attorney in the San Diego’s City Attorney’s office from 1994-2005. In her position as Head Deputy City Attorney from 1996-2004, Dugard was the chief legal advisor and editor on the drafting and adoption of the City’s Land Development Code which covers land use and zoning regulations, negotiations, and processing. She served as chief legal advisor to the San Diego Housing Authority, the City’s Real Estate Assets Department, and the Land Use and Housing Committee of the City Council. As a San Diego Assistant City Attorney from 2004-2005, Dugard supervised all Civil Advisory Division attorneys providing legal support to the City of San Diego, as well as the City’s Housing Authority and Redevelopment Agency. She also advised on the implementation of the City’s affordable housing programs and worked with the Mayor and City Council on implementation of change in governance structure in the City.
Prior to her work with the firm, Dugard also worked in the private real estate sector in both the commercial and residential markets. Ms. Dugard has given numerous presentations on land use related topics including Affordable Housing, Economic Zoning, CEQA, Permitting and Due Process, Ex-Parte Contacts and Development Review.
