Tony LoPresti ( He/Him/His )

Tony LoPresti is the County Counsel for the County of Santa Clara.  As County Counsel, Tony oversees all aspects of the Office and serves as the chief legal advisor to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, and all County elected officials and department heads.  He oversees all litigation brought by the County and the defense of all litigation filed against the County, its officers, and its employees.  The Office has a dedicated staff of over 250 employees, including 110 attorneys.  Tony was appointed to the position of County Counsel on February 6, 2023, and assumed the role on July 10, 2023.  

Tony joined the County in 2018 as a member of both the Social Justice and Impact Litigation Team and the Environment and Land Use Team.  He was appointed as an Assistant County Counsel in July 2020, overseeing the Office’s Community Protection Team and Environment and Land Use Team, and coordinating the Office’s legal work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Prior to his legal career, Tony worked as a fisherman, professional baseball player, bread deliveryman, busboy, waiter, and bartender.   

​​Education

• U.C. Berkeley School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2012 
  • Eleanor Swift Award for Public Service 
  • Sandals Fellowship for Environmental Leadership 
  • Coblentz Land Use Fellow 
• U.C. Santa Cruz, B.A., Latin American Latino Studies, Highest Honors, 2003 

Professional associations

• Board Member, California Rural Legal Assistance (2015-2021)  

Prior experience

• Associate at Altshuler Berzon LLP (2016-2018) 
• Litigation Fellow at Altshuler Berzon/Natural Resources Defense Council (2014-2016) 
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Paez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2013-2014) 
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2012-2013) 
• Campaign Director/Policy Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition (2005-2009) 
• Research Associate, Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community (2003-2005)