Dave Aleshire has been practicing municipal, land use, zoning, and environmental law since receiving a JD from UCLA Law School and an MA from the UCLA School of Architecture & Urban Planning. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA degree from Stanford University. In 2015, he was named California Lawyer Attorney of the Year in the category of Municipal Law. He has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer every year from 2009 -2024.
Mr. Aleshire has served as City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney for 15 different cities, including Banning, Bell, Signal Hill, Palm Springs, Irvine, Cerritos, Norwalk, San Dimas, Lawndale, Irwindale, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Jacinto, Suisun, and Perris. He has had long stints as City Attorney at Palm Springs (15 years), Lawndale (17 years), Bell (14 years), Irwindale (10 years), and Signal Hill (30+ years). He is currently the City Attorney in Bell and Richmond. Cumulatively, he has over 70 years of city attorney service. Mr. Aleshire has continued to specialize in land use, environmental, and economic development law.
Mr. Aleshire’s career has been filled with major projects, including creating the Auto Center and other economic development projects in Signal Hill, the development of a mining ordinance and tax and reclamation of the Irwindale mining pits, and the restoration of Bell from the 2010 corruption scandal.
• City Attorney, Bell
• City Attorney, Richmond
• City Attorney, Signal Hill
• City Attorney, Lawndale
• City Attorney, Irwindale
• City Attorney, Perris
• City Attorney, Banning
• City Attorney, Palm Springs
• City Attorney, Rancho Palos Verdes
• City Attorney, Suisun City
• City Attorney, San Jacinto
He has been a speaker and authored various articles on municipal law, including the subjects of municipal investment, takings, economic development, casino gaming, mixed-use development, government ethics, and others. Mr. Aleshire has been AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating process, which reflects the highest level of skill and integrity. Mr. Aleshire's lifelong devotion to public service has been the result of his efforts to emulate his father, a city manager for 35 years.