Miliband
Water Law
“The M Advantage”: Where unique experience leads to desired outcomes and loyalty to clients is never compromised.
Miliband Water Law is a California boutique law firm focused on environmental and water resources, public agency law, and related litigation services. Wes Miliband is driven by passion for the subject matter with a proven track record of success and creativity on behalf of private and public interests throughout California. Clients often seek his input about legislative and policy matters, in addition to his legal and regulatory expertise. Wes focuses on securing and protecting water rights and water supplies, including assistance with water transfers, as well as the infrastructure necessary to treat, store, and deliver water. His practice lends itself to related environmental issues involving water quality impacts to surface water and groundwater supplies, fisheries and riparian habitat, regulatory permitting, and environmental compliance with federal and state requirements, including the California Environmental Quality Act. With unique cross training as advisory, transactional, and trial counsel, and having represented individuals and public and private entities, Wes provides clients with highly sophisticated strategic approaches for effectively resolving challenging circumstances and disputes that threaten to result in environmental litigation.
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3626 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Suite 100 Sacramento, California 95864
admin@mwaterlaw.com
916.245.2889
Areas of Practice
General Counsel
15+Years Supporting Public Agencies
Achieves Objectives, Complies with Public Agency Laws, and Defends Against Challenges.
Wes performs his role with a sharp focus on the law while mindful of the public’s varying perspectives of governmental agencies and specific subjects, so as to help deliver good public service.
Trial Counsel
18+ Years Trial, Litigation, and Administrative Forum Experience.
Having started his career as a prosecutor with 20 jury trials, then transitioning to the civil sector, Wes has served public and private interests for over 15 years foucsed on water resources. Wes appears in courts in numerous counties throughout California.
Water Rights and Water Supplies
Legal rights to water supplies typically arise in one of two ways: as a “water right,” or, a “right to water.” Various types of water rights exist, though most often found in California under its “hybrid” system are riparian and appropriative rights. A right to water is a contractual right to a water supply. These rights may be eligible for “transfers” to another entity or individual.
Miliband Water Law is highly experienced with evaluating water rights, negotiating water supply agreements, navigating the regulatory processes for rights and transfers, and when necessary, litigating the client’s rights and interests through trial. More specifically with water rights, Wes is highly experienced with federal (Central Valley Project) and state (State Water Project) contracts and common law and state-issued water rights involving both surface water and groundwater. Wes has litigated, including trials, in numerous basins throughout the state of California.
