TORCH SATHIENMARS - Meyers Nave

TORCH SATHIENMARS
Torch Sathienmars
Associate
555 12 th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA 94607
T: 510.808.2000
F: 510.444.1108
tsathienmars@meyersnave.com
Practice Groups
Public Contracts and Construction
Municipal and Special District Law
California Bar Number
282619
Education
University of California, Hastings College of
the Law, JD, 2011
University of California Irvine, BA,
International Studies and Political Science
with honors, 2006
Practicing Since: 2012
Torch Sathienmars advises the firm’s clients in public
contracts and construction law as well as municipal and
special district law. His clients include the cities of San
Leandro, Union City and Pinole. He drafts a wide range of
contracts and ordinances, pleadings and motions related to
civil litigation, as well as documents related to settlements
and informal dispute resolution. In addition, he advises
clients on issues such as the California Public Records Act,
the Ralph M. Brown Act, taxation, public finance,
constitutional law, housing policy, code enforcement and the
legislative process. Torch first joined Meyers Nave as a
Summer Associate.
During law school, Torch served as a judicial extern at the
appellate level for former California Supreme Court Chief
Justice Ronald M. George and at the trial level for California
Superior Court Judge Richard A. Kramer in San Francisco.
The American Bar Association selected Torch out of a
competitive pool of applicants for a fellowship with the
California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA).
During this fellowship, he met with community and industry
stakeholders, developing a comprehensive understanding of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) along
with air quality, water and climate change laws, including the
California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32).
Prior to law school, Torch participated in the nationallyrecognized
Capital Fellows Program, in which he served as
the Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow for California State
Assembly Speaker Karen R. Bass. As a fellow, Torch advised
the Speaker and helped draft several bills that were signed
into law by the governor. Before the fellowship, Torch
served as a legislative and intergovernmental relations intern
for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.
Honors and Awards
• Nominee for Best Brief, 45th David E. Snodgrass
Hastings Moot Court Competition, 2010
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• Honorable Mention Award for Oral Argument, Hastings Moot Court, 2009
Professional and Community Affiliations
• Member, The State Bar of California
• External Vice President, Associated Students of the University of California, Hastings, 2010-
2011
• Board Member, University of California Student Association, 2010-2011
• Board Member, Hastings La Raza Law Students Association, 2010-2011
• Pilgrad Speaker Committee, Hastings Pilipino American Law Students Association, 2010-
2011
• Executive Board Member and President, Hastings Democrats, 2009-2011
• Senior Articles Editor and Note Author, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 2009-2011
• Teaching Assistant in Legal Writing, Property Law and Federal Civil Procedure, Hastings
Legal Education Opportunity Program, 2009-2011
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