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Cory Briggs

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Cory Jay Briggs (born November 18, 1968) is an American attorney based in San Diego, California. He is the founder of Briggs Law Corporation.[1]. Briggs is a candidate for San Diego City Attorney[2][3].

Early life[edit]

Briggs was born and raised in Ontario, California. His father, Dale, was a small business owner and schoolteacher in the Chaffey Joint Unified School District[4]. His mother, Judy, was a licensed clinical social worker in Ontario. Briggs has two brothers: Jeffrey, a sales manager in Sacramento and Curtis, a criminal-defense attorney in San Francisco[5].

Education[edit]

Briggs attended Chaffey High School in Ontario, California;[6] Chaffey Community College, where he graduated in 1989 with an A.S. degree in accounting. He graduated from University of California, Riverside in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Briggs then earned his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1995, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Claremont Graduate University in 1997. Briggs earned his LL.M in International and Environmental Law from the George Washington University Law School, and a Ph.D in Philosophy and Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Career[edit]

After Briggs was admitted to the State Bar of California in June 1995, he worked as an associate at Mundell, Odlum & Haws in San Bernardino, California from 1995 to 1998[7][8].

In 1998, Briggs left California to continue his education. While enrolled in graduate school at the George Washington University and the University of Maryland, he taught classes in business ethics, critical thinking, philosophy of law, and environmental ethics.

Briggs returned to San Diego in 2002 and established Briggs Law Corporation in March[9]. The practice has offices in Morena, San Diego and Upland, California.

The firm specializes in Small Business Law, Environmental Law, and Taxpayer Rights. The firm has litigated dozens of high-profile cases, most notably the Convention Center Expansion,[10] the Tourism Marketing District,[11] the Sierra Club’s first lawsuit against San Diego County over greenhouse gas emissions,[12] environmentalists’ lawsuit against the San Diego Association of Governments for adopting a regional transportation plan that allowed too much air pollution in poor communities,[13] the South Bay Bribery Scandal,[14] and Spotlight on Coastal Corruption’s lawsuit against five California Coastal Commissioners for participating in illegal secret meetings[15]

Notable clients[edit]

Affordable Housing Coalition of San Diego County[edit]

Reason for Suing: The Affordable Housing Coalition of San Diego County[16][17][18] sued to prevent the New Plaza Hotel from being converted from a relatively affordable single-room-occupancy (SRO) hotel rooms to a high-end tourist hotel without providing replacement housing. The conversion would eliminate 185 SRO hotel rooms.

San Diegans for Open Government[edit]

San Diegans for Open Government (SDOG) sued the City of San Diego[19][20][21][22] claiming it ignored multiple requests for information under the California Public Records Act.

The complaint stipulates, “but CITY (apart from the City Clerk’s response) has not responded further or provided a single responsive public record.”[23][24]

San Diego Waterfront Coalition[edit]

The San Diego Waterfront Coalition sued the City of San Diego, the Port of San Diego, and others for allegedly illegally paying $5 million to a hotel developer[25][26] who controls the waterfront location where the City wants to build a San Diego Convention Center expansion.[27]

CREED-21[edit]

The City of San Diego eliminated the requirement that new housing developments provide parking spaces[28][29] for residents without studying the environmental consequences of eliminating the requirement.[30][31]

According to the complaint,[32] at least one of the Petitioner's members reside in, or near, the City of San Diego, California, and has an interest in, among other things, ensuring compliance with environmental laws and protecting the City's quality of life.

References[edit]

  1. "Cory J. Briggs, Attorney". Briggs Law Corporation. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. Jennewein, Chris (2019-07-08). "Public Advocacy Lawyer Cory Briggs Announces Candidacy for San Diego City Attorney". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  3. "Cory Briggs for San Diego City Attorney | The Taxpayers Advocate". corybriggs.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  4. "Tool Rental | Ontario, CA | City Rentals". www.cityrentalnetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  5. "Attorney offers to pay for Ghost Ship fire defendant's housing if freed from jail". East Bay Times. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  6. e-yearbook.com (tm). "Chaffey High School - Fasti Yearbook (Ontario, CA), Class of 1984, Page 206 of 264 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Search and browse yearbooks online!". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  7. "The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California on October 31, 1995 · Page 43". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  8. "Cory Jay Briggs #176284 - Attorney Licensee Search". members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  9. "Public-Interest & Non-Profit Lawyers". Briggs Law Corporation. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  10. Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2017-08-10). "Judge tosses suit challenging tourism marketing fee". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  11. "Battle over TOT taxes". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  12. Bauder, Don; April 20; 2013. "Sierra Club wins climate change lawsuit against county | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  13. "Judge Rules SANDAG's Transportation Plan Violated California Law". www.biologicaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  14. "South Bay Construction Contract $ to Be Returned". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  15. Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2018-03-13). "Coastal commissioners face potentially huge fines under judge's ruling". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  16. "Morning Report: Power Shutoffs Will Continue to Guard Against Wildfires". Voice of San Diego. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  17. Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2019-06-06). "Lawsuit argues Plaza Hotel owners must replace lost rooms". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  18. Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2019-11-19). "Residents say goodbye to historic downtown hotel that was home". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  19. "City of San Diego Sued for Skirting Public Records Law While Trying to Change Public Records Law". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  20. Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2016-09-01). "Suit over tourism marketing tax dismissed". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  21. Bowman, Jennifer. "Judge Dismisses Suit City Attorney Candidate Cory Briggs Filed Against Ex-San Ysidro Superintendent". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  22. Garrick, David. "Goldsmith pans Citizens' Plan". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  23. "SAN DIEGANS FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT vs. CITY OF SAN DIEGO" Verified First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Petition for Writ of Mandate. (PDF)
  24. "San Diegans for Open Government v. City of San Diego (Bahia Hotel) (2018)". Briggs Law Corporation. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  25. "SAN DIEGO WATERFRONT COALITION vs. CITY OF SAN DIEGO." Second Amended Complaint for Declatory and Injunctive Relief Under Code of Civil Procedure; Petition for Writ of Mandate (PDF)
  26. "San Diego Waterfront Coalition v. City of San Diego (2018)". Briggs Law Corporation. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  27. "How San Diego's North Embarcadero Visionary Plan disappeared". inewsource. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  28. "CREED-21 v. City of San Diego (Parking) (2019)". Briggs Law Corporation. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  29. "CREED-21 vs CITY OF SAN DIEGO." Verified Complaint for Declaratory Relief and Petition for Writ of Mandate (PDF)
  30. "City Council Approves Measure Eliminating Parking Requirements for Some Housing Developments". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  31. Racino, Brad. "Briggs Law Corp. Loses Supreme Court Appeal Over Wal-Mart Opinion". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  32. "How a Company Made Millions Doing Nothing on Port Land". Voice of San Diego. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2020-10-27.


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