William Abbott, J.D., is a partner with the law firm of Abbott & Kindermann, LLP, in Sacramento, where he specializes in local government, land use, subdivision, environmental and real estate law. He is editor and coauthor of Exactions and Impact Fees in California, published by Solano Press, and serves as an expert witness on California land use procedures.

Matthew Gray, J.D., a partner with Perkins Coie's Environment, Energy & Resources practice, focusing his practice on land use entitlement processing and litigation. He represents a range of local agencies, real estate developers and landowners in all stages of the land use entitlement and development process. He litigates land use matters in the state and federal courts and regularly defends landowners in eminent domain litigation. Gray has also worked on a wide variety of significant land use projects throughout California, including large urban redevelopment projects, mixed-use waterfront developments and master-planned residential communities.

Cecily Talbert Barclay, J.D., Is a partner in Perkins Coie's Environment, Energy & Resources practice, focusing on land use, real estate and local government law. She regularly assists landowners, developers and public agencies throughout California in all aspects of land use processing, including compliance with CEQA, general plan amendments and specific plans. She is co-author of California Land Use and Planning Law and speaks and writes on topics involving land use and local government law. She is also the president of two nonprofit affordable housing corporations in Oakland, Calif.