Christopher Michael Micheli
Attorney, Lobbyist, Author, and Law Professor
Chris Micheli is a founding partner of the governmental relations and advocacy firm of Snodgrass & Micheli, Inc. Early in his career, he served as General Counsel to the California Manufacturers Association.
As a legislative advocate, Micheli regularly testifies before policy and fiscal committees of the California Legislature, as well as a number of administrative agencies, departments, boards, and commissions. He often drafts legislative and regulatory language and is considered a leading authority on state tax law developments and California's legislative process. The Wall Street Journal called him "one of the top three business tax lobbyists in the state" and the Los Angeles Times described him as an "elite lobbyist."
Micheli has been an attorney of record in several key cases, having argued before the Supreme Court of California (just two years out of law school), as well as the Court of Appeal several times. He has filed more than fifteen amicus curiae briefs in California courts. He is admitted to practice law before all of the state and federal courts in California.
He has published eight peer-reviewed law review articles and is the co-editor and co-author of more than forty books on California state government topics including on the budget process, rulemaking, statutory interpretation, legislative drafting, and lobbying.
He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis with a B.A. in Political Science – Public Service and the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law with a J.D. degree. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at McGeorge where he teaches the course Lawmaking in California and as a Lecturer in Law at UC Davis King Hall School of Law where he teaches the course Legislative Drafting. He resides in Sacramento, California with his wife, Liza, two daughters, Morgan and Francesca, and son, Vincenzo.
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Legislative & Government Affairs
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 161294
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- Univ of California Davis
- Undergraduate Degree
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- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- Law Degree
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- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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- California State Bar # 161294
- Member
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