Mr. Baranoff, a shareholder in the firm, focuses on bond counsel work and Mello-Roos community facilities district formations. He also counsels the firm's educational and public agency clients in construction and facility matters.

Legal Experience

Mr. Baranoff advises and assists his clients with a number of legal matters including:

• Formation of Mello-Roos community facilities districts
• Bond counsel and disclosure counsel for general obligation bonds, Mello-Roos and other public finance transactions
• Negotiation of construction contracts and general facility/construction advice

Practice Examples

Recent examples of legal matters Mr. Baranoff has handled on behalf of clients include:

• Bond counsel for a community college district's Qualified Energy Conservation Bond Financing.
• Bond counsel for a Yuba County school district's 2007 General Obligation Bond issue.
• Bond counsel for a Stanislaus County school district's General Obligation Bond issue.
• Recently negotiated multi-million dollar construction contracts on behalf of several area school districts, including projects delivered pursuant to Education Code § 17406.
• Counsel to the City of West Sacramento in all public finance matters including the formation of numerous Mello-Roos community facilities districts.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

Mr. Baranoff's professional activities and affiliations include:

• Member, Executive Board, Californians for School Facilities
• Member, California State Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, Beta Gamma Sigma

Academic Background

B.S. University of San Francisco, 1997

• Graduated summa cum laude

J.D. University of California, Davis, 2000