Partner
Steven B.
Abbott has been in practice with Redwine and Sherrill since 1987
and became a partner in the firm in 1994. He practices in
state and federal courts at both trial and appellate levels.
His areas of practice include civil litigation and appeals, water
law, public agency law, eminent domain and inverse condemnation
law, environmental law and Indian law.
Steve's practice has included representing Coachella Valley Water
District in Arizona v. California III (2000) 530 U.S. 392, (2006)
547 U.S. 150, an original proceeding before the United States
Supreme Court, and arguing Bunch v. Coachella Valley Water District
(1997) 15 Cal. 4th 432, and Mt. San Jacinto Community College
District v. Superior Court (2007) 40 Cal. 4th 648, before the
California Supreme Court. Other significant reported
decisions in cases handled by Steve include City of Palm Springs v.
Living Desert Reserve (1999) 70 Cal. App. 4th 613 and United States
v. Imperial Irrigation District (S.D. Cal. 1992) 799 F. Supp
1052.
Steve is a graduate of the University of California Davis (B.A.
1983) and the University of California Los Angeles (J.D.
1986).
Steve is admitted to practice in all California state courts
(1986), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
(1987), the United States District Court for the Central District
of California (1987), the United States District Court for the
Southern District of California (1989), the United States District
Court for the Northern District of California (1990), and the
Supreme Court of the United States (1991).
