23 Feb 2026
Sheri L. Bonstelle Joins Greenberg Glusker as Chair of Land Use and Development Practice
"Sheri L. Bonstelle joins Greenberg Glusker LLP as Chair of its Land Use and Development Practice, where she will handle land use, zoning, environmental, entitlement and development matters."
Bonstelle joins Greenberg Glusker from Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP, where she spent two decades advising clients on sophisticated land use, zoning, environmental, litigation and construction matters. At Greenberg Glusker she will oversee entitlement approvals and complex large residential, mixed‑use and industrial developments, and handle land use and real estate litigation matters in state and federal courts.
Bonstelle represents clients in complex development projects from property purchases through entitlements, construction and litigation. She navigates environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and obtains approvals under the Housing Accountability Act, the California Coastal Act, historic preservation laws and other land use and housing statutes. She also assists in drafting local and state legislation related to housing, CEQA and permit streamlining.
Her practice includes representing property owners developing single‑family homes in hillside areas—securing city entitlements and building permits and negotiating architect, contractor and construction management agreements. She serves as Special Land Use Counsel in bankruptcy proceedings to preserve vested rights of housing and commercial projects and protect property value prior to sale. Bonstelle began her career as a licensed architect in New York.
Bonstelle holds a B.A. in Architecture from Columbia College, Columbia University, and a Master of Architecture from Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She earned her J.D. in Public Interest Law and Ethics from Fordham University School of Law.