Eric S. Casher

Eric Casher is an engaging and effective relationship builder who specializes in all aspects of Government and Regulatory Affairs with a niche expertise in Federal, State and local contracting for public and private sector entities, as well as, conflicts of interest under the Political Reform Act and Government Code 1090.  Eric is the City Attorney for the City of Pinole, and General Counsel for the East Bay Dischargers Authority a joint powers agency consisting of five local agencies that manages wastewater treatment and disposal for a population of 900,000.  Eric is an effective deal maker with experience negotiating contracts and navigating the complexities of Federal and State funded projects and has advanced the development of region changing developments from ballpark projects to large transitional housing developments.

Eric combines substantive legal expertise with sophisticated, practical, and first-hand experience across governmental, legislative and regulatory areas of law.  He has a deep understanding of the intricacies of the decision-making process and frequently appears before and works with elected leaders, senior staff, legislative committees, regulators, agencies, boards and commissions at many levels of government.  Eric’s unique first-hand governmental and regulatory experience also includes being appointed by then Attorney General Kamala Harris to serve a four-year term as Commissioner on the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which enforces political campaign, lobbying and conflict of interest laws.

Eric has administered contracting and grant compliance on a multitude of projects ranging from large ballpark construction projects to transitional housing developments involving hundreds of millions of dollars of State and Federal funding.  Eric also assists clients in working with advocacy groups and citizens to convey his client’s community affairs goals, as well as, achieve project specific objectives.

Eric’s demonstrated leadership is a true asset to his clients and communities throughout the State and Country.  Eric has served as Board President of the Charles Houston Bar Association, California ChangeLawyers, and the California Minority Counsel Program.  He chaired the Meyers Nave Diversity Committee and served on the CalCities Advancing Equity Advisory Committee.  He received an Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award from the Bar Association of San Francisco, and was named Nation’s Best Advocate:  40 Under 40 by the National Bar Association.  Eric is a lecturer at Berkeley law teaching students the importance of local government law.  Finally, Eric is the a member of the ABA Federal Judiciary Standing Committee evaluating and ranking the President of the United States’ nominees to all Federal Courts in the 9^th Circuit leaving his mark on the judiciary and advancing justice at the national level.
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