ASSOCIATE

ELENA NEIGHER

  • Elena also has previous experience in litigation of land use, real estate, easement and water issues in both state and federal courts. She has a strong educational background in environmental science, and has experience evaluating issues related to local, state and federal land use and environmental laws including CEQA. Her practice also includes assisting with non-litigation advisement on issues pertaining to real estate, land use, agriculture and general business matters.

    Elena’s background before law school includes tenure at an urban planning firm in San Francisco. Outside of practicing law, Elena is an avid trail runner and mountain biker, and is active in her family’s wine business, Idell Family Vineyards.

CONTACT

eneigher@dpf-law.com

707-261-7000

1500 First St., Ste. 200
Napa, CA 94559

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PRACTICE AREAS

Land Use

  • J.D., Golden Gate University, School of Law (2018)

    B.S., University of California, Davis (2013)

  • ASSOCIATIONS

    Member, San Francisco Bar Association

    California State Bar

    United States District Court for the Northern District of California

    United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

    United States Court of Appeals – Ninth Circuit

    Napa County Bar Association, member

    Sonoma County Bar Association, member

    Napa County Women Lawyers, Secretary (2020-2021); President (2021-2022); Co-President (2022-2023)

  • WRITINGS

    A Battle Over Oysters: Drakes Bay Oyster Co. v. Jewell and Its Aftermath, 10 Golden Gate U. Envtl. L.J. 33 (2018).

    Counting the Cost: Weyerhaeuser and Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations Under the Endangered Species Act, Envt’l Law News Fall 2018, Vol. 27, No. 2.