John E. Brown is a partner of the law firm of Best Best & Krieger LLP. He joined the firm in 1975. Mr. Brown chaired the firm’s Municipal & Redevelopment Law practice group from 1996 - 2008. Mr. Brown has also served on the firm’s Executive Committee and as Best Best & Krieger LLP's Marketing Partner. Mr. Brown served as the Acting City Manager of Unalaska (“Dutch Harbor”), Alaska, during the summer of 1972. Mr. Brown graduated from Claremont McKenna College, Magna Cum Laude, holds a Master of Arts degree from Occidental College awarded as part of a Coro Foundation Fellowship in Public Affairs (Los Angeles), and received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). His professional memberships include the Urban Land Institute and the American Planning Association. University of California, Berkeley, J.D. (1975) Occidental College, M.A. Claremont McKenna College, B.A., Magna Cum Laude