Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Andreas Chialtas is a partner in the Cerritos office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Mr. Chialtas practices primarily in the areas of school facilities, land use and management, public works and real property law. He focuses on transactional matters, including lease-leaseback, design-build and traditional school facility construction, school site and property acquisition, disposition of surplus property, and assessment of school facilities fees.

Mr. Chialtas advises school districts, community colleges, county offices of education and special districts on land use and public facility issues, as well as the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts, purchase and sale agreements, leases, licenses, joint use agreements and school fee mitigation agreements.   He has experience in many areas of litigation, including real property, construction and general business litigation.

From 2005 through 2008, Mr. Chialtas was named a "Southern California Rising Star" by Southern California Super Lawyers.  This peer-based recognition is bestowed upon the top 2.5% of Southern California attorneys within their first ten years of practice and honors such attorneys as being exceptional in their respective fields.

Areas of Practice

• Construction - School/Facilities

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Construction Law, Contracts, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California State Bar Association, Member

Education

• Southwestern University School of Law
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• California State University
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science, Sociology

Published Works

• Assessment of Developers Fees -- State Allocation Board Authorizes an Adjustment to the Maximum Assessment of Level I Statutory School Facilities Fees
• State Allocation Board Approves Amendments to the Joint-Use Program Regulations, 2008
• Proposed Lease-Leaseback Legislation Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger, 2006
• Assessment of Developer Fees, 2006

Address

12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703

Phones

(562) 653-3200 (Business Phone)
(714) 826-5480 (Other Phone)

Faxes

(562) 653-3333 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.aalrrlaw.com