John M. Mathews, Partner
Water, Sanitation, Environmental and Land Use Law
Admitted to the Bar in California in 1973, Mr. Mathews attended Brigham Young University (B.A. 1970) and received his legal education at the University of California at Los Angeles (J.D. 1973), where he participated in the Moot Court Honors Program. Mr. Mathews is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Mr. Mathews is a member of the State Bar of California, the Ventura and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, and is former Chairman of the Ventura County Bar Association (Real Property Section, 1987-88).
Mr. Mathews was on the steering committee that created the Ventura County Association of Water Agencies. He presently serves on the Attorneys Committee of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, the Executive Committee of the Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Lands Group and the Executive Board of the Calleguas Creek Watershed TMDL Management Group. In 2009, he received the John K. Flynn Groundwater Steward Award.
Mr. Mathews has written articles on water rights and other water-related issues, including environmental issues affecting real property owners. He has spoken to the California State Bar and the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency concerning land use issues and water rights. Mr. Mathews serves as General Counsel to the Pleasant Valley County Water District, the Triunfo Sanitation District, the Channel Islands Beach Community Services District, and the Casitas Municipal Water District, as well as numerous mutual water companies.
Concentration: Mr. Mathews is a recognized expert in water rights, and his practice is devoted substantially to the representation of water districts and liquid waste districts, land use, government and special district counsel, environmental law, international land acquisitions, and real estate transactions. Mr. Mathews also represents numerous foreign investors, who have made substantial investments in real estate and farming in Ventura County, working closely with tax counsel regarding foreign investments in California real property.
A to Z Law Partner Receives Annual Water Conservation Award - (Click to read entire article)John Mathews, a Partner at A to Z Law, was awarded the 14th Annual Richard V. Laubacher Water Conservation Award at the Association of Water Agencies of Ventura County’s annual Water Symposium.
John Mathews To Facilitate Workshop - (Click to read entire article)The Oxnard Plain Users Group, commonly referred to as OPUG, has set a meeting for its third workshop on December 8th at 1:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Camarillo Library, 4104 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. John Mathews will serve as the facilitator for OPUG.
