Practice Areas

Municipal law, land use and planning, building and zoning regulations, environmental regulations, airport and aviation law, open meeting and conflict of interest regulations.

Background and Experience

Ms. Otto presently serves as Assistant City Attorney, and counsels the Historic Resources Commission.   Ms. Otto represents the departments of Planning and Building Agency and the Public Works Agency.   She provides legal assistance on such issues as land use and planning, building regulations, environmental regulations, airport and aviation law, open meeting and conflict of interest regulations.  She has conducted seminars on open meeting laws. 

Prior to joining the City, she was employed in private practice, as a civil litigator. 

Professional Affiliations

Ms. Otto is admitted to practice law in California and before the United States District Court for the Central District.  Ms. Otto has been a member of the California State Bar since 1997.

Education

Ms. Otto received her Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law in 1997, and her Bachelor of Arts in History and Law and Society from URC in 1992.