Candidate for
For Member of City Council; City of Pleasanton

P.O. Box 1531 Pleasanton, CA 94566 (925)462-8476 Fax(925)833-9242

Dennis C. Beougher 1957 Palmer Drive Pleasanton, California 94588 Residence: (925)462-8476 · Business: (925)516-5195

Profile

Member of California Bar since June 1982
Over 15 years of legal experience specializing in city
government with 2 years in private practice.
6 years experience as urban planner and 2 years as a
land use researcher

Professional Experience

City Attorney, City of Brentwood, California, March 1, 2000 to present, Brentwood's first full time in house City Attorney.

Assistant City Attorney, City of San Mateo, California (7/97 to 2/00): Advised the Planning Commission, Personnel Board, and when City Attorney was absent, acted as the City Attorney. Also advised on daily basis the Planning, Public Works, Finance,Personnel, and Information Services Departments.

Assistant City Attorney, City of Pleasanton, California (12/85 to June,1997): Draft contracts. Prepare pleadings. Negotiate real estate purchases. Advise city departments regarding powers and duties. Assume responsibilities of city attorney as needed. [Acting City Attorney 7/88 to 10/88.]

Assistant City Attorney, Redwood City, California (3/84 to 11/85): Conferred with and advised officers and employees of Redwood City, Port of Redwood City,and South Bayside System Authority on legal questions regarding their respective powers and duties. Drafted ordinances, resolutions, and other legal documents. Prepared pleadings and other documents in connection with legal proceedings.

Attorney, Wilhelm, Thompson, Wentholt & Gibbs, Redwood City,California (4/82 to 3/84): Practiced civil litigation particularly construction law and contract law litigation.

Law Clerk, San Jose City Attorney's Office, California (3/81 to 11/81): Researched and analyzed various aspects of transferring city redevelopment land to private ownership.

During law school participated on the Moot Court Team, acted as a teaching assistant (civil procedure), and worked in the Disadvantage Law Students Assistance Program.

Urban Planner, Livingston County Planning Commission,

Research Assistant, United States Department of Agriculture,Forest Service, Ann Arbor, Michigan (9/71 to 8/73): Coordinated research and supervised 10 assistants for a multi county land use study of Manistee National Forest.

Government Intern, Model Cities Program, Saginaw, Michigan (5/69 to 9/69): Researched and supervised the 1970 U.S.Census recount for City of Saginaw.

Education

J.D. University of Santa Clara School of Law, Santa Clara,California (12/81)
Masters of Urban Planning, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor(8/73)
B.A. Urban Studies, University of Michigan (4/71) Academic,Scholarship Recipient