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Ellison Folk · California Lawyer
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Ellison Folk is on California’s State Bar roll, #149232, admitted in 1990; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Energy Law and Environmental Law. 15 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #149232 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1990 |
| Law school | Univ of California Berkeley |
| Firm | Shute Mihaly & Weinberger |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo Citizens Ass'n v. Cnty. of Contra Costa | Counsel for the appellant | 22 Cal. App. 5th 214 | California Court of Appeal | 20 March 2018 |
| Friends of Eel River v. North Coast Ry. Auth. | Counsel for the appellant | 3 Cal. 5th 677 | California Supreme Court | 27 July 2017 |
| California Building Industry Ass'n v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District | Counsel for the appellant | 2 Cal. App. 5th 1067 | California Court of Appeal | 12 August 2016 |
| Crawley v. Alameda County Waste Management Authority | Counsel for the respondent | 243 Cal. App. 4th 396 | California Court of Appeal | 23 December 2015 |
| California Building Industry Ass'n v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District | Counsel for the appellant | 62 Cal. 4th 369 | California Supreme Court | 17 December 2015 |
| Siskiyou County Farm Bureau v. Department of Fish & Wildlife | Counsel for the appellant | 237 Cal. App. 4th 411 | California Court of Appeal | 4 June 2015 |
| Arcadia Development Co. v. City of Morgan Hill | Counsel for the respondent | 197 Cal. App. 4th 1526 | California Court of Appeal | 5 August 2011 |
| California American Water v. City of Seaside | Counsel for the appellant | 183 Cal. App. 4th 471 | California Court of Appeal | 1 April 2010 |
| Citizens for Planning Responsibly v. County of San Luis Obispo | Counsel for the respondent | 176 Cal. App. 4th 357 | California Court of Appeal | 4 August 2009 |
| Arcadia Development Co. v. City of Morgan Hill | Counsel for the respondent | 169 Cal. App. 4th 253 | California Court of Appeal | 16 December 2008 |
| Citizens for Responsible Open Space v. San Mateo County Local Agency Formation Commission | Counsel for the appellant | 159 Cal. App. 4th 717 | California Court of Appeal | 31 January 2008 |
| City of Goleta v. Superior Court | Counsel for the petitioner | 40 Cal. 4th 270 | California Supreme Court | 21 December 2006 |
| Communities for a Better Environment v. California Resources Agency | Counsel for the appellant | 103 Cal. App. 4th 98 | California Court of Appeal | 21 November 2002 |
| San Francisco Baykeeper, Inc. v. Moore | Counsel for the plaintiff | 180 F. Supp. 2d 1116 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 22 January 2001 |
| Lake Tahoe Watercraft v. Tahoe Regional Planning | Counsel for the defendant | 24 F. Supp. 2d 1062 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 28 October 1998 |
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The employer on the official record is Shute Mihaly & Weinberger.
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The law school on the record is UC Berkeley School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1990 · 36 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Energy Law and Environmental Law.
15 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
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