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TIMOTHY JONES

Attorney

TIMOTHY
JONES

Mr. Jones focuses his law practice on civil litigation with a strong emphasis on real estate litigation, construction litigation, environmental litigation, and land use.  His clients include environmental energy companies, national home and community builders and developers, and a large population of statewide development and agricultural interests.

Timothy Jones

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Central Green v. United States. Reported at 531 U.S. 425.  Mr. Jones argued the case to the United States Supreme Court and obtained a unanimous decision reversing the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit.  The case expanded governmental liability for damages caused by injuries to the people and property from or at federal water projects.
  • John R. Lawson Rock & Oil, Inc. v. State Air Resources Bd. Reported at 20 Cal.App.5th 77 (2018).
  • Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. The State Of California, et al. Reported at 220 Cal.App.4th 87 (2013).
  • POET, LLC and James M. Lyons v. California Air Resources Board, et al. Reported at 217 Cal.App.4th 1214 (2013).
  • Woodward Park Homeowners Association, Inc. v. City Of Fresno (Real Parties in Interest Dewayne Zinkin dba Zinkin Development Company, LLC. Reported at 2011 Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 1087 (2011).
  • Successfully represented members of the automobile industry in enjoining the State of California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Regulation.
  • Represented members of the ethanol industry in the litigation against the State of California regarding the California Greenhouse Gas Regulation (AB 1493).
  • Successfully handled, through entitlement and appeal, numerous land development projects, commercial and residential, throughout the Central Valley.

Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California and Central District of California
  • Supreme Court of the State of California and all State Courts
  • Supreme Court of the State of Washington and all State Courts

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude, 1985
  • Fresno State University, 1981

HONORS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • California Lawyer of the Year (2001)
  • Selected for inclusion in Northern California In Civil Litigation Super Lawyers (since its inception to the present – over 10 years)
  • Former Committee Member of the California State Bar Real Estate Litigation Section
  • Member of the Fresno County Bar Association, Business Law Section
  • Member of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section; Environmental Litigation Section
  • Member of the State Bar of California, Litigation Section
  • Member of the San Joaquin, Federal Bar Association
  • Former Member of the Board of Governors, California Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Delegate to Eastern District Judicial Conference (1990 to Present)

Community Involvement

  • Former Chairman of the Board of the Gazarian Real Estate Foundation at Fresno State
  • Former Board Member and current counsel to the Warnors Center for Performing Arts
  • Former Board Member of the KVPR Valley Public Radio
  • Former Board Member and Chairman of the Board of the San Joaquin Memorial High School
  • Former Director of the Root Creek Water District
  • Member of Fresno and Madera County Farm Bureaus