Ruben Duran

• Ontario Office Managing Partner
• Best Best & Krieger LLP
• https://bbklaw.com/

Ruben Duran represents exclusively public agencies in the Municipal Ruben Duran represents exclusively public agencies in the Municipal Law and Government Policy & Public Integrity practice groups of Best Best & Krieger LLP. As general counsel to the Oxnard Harbor District, which owns and operates the commercial Port of Hueneme, the Crescent City Harbor District and the cities of Ontario and Fontana, California, he brings a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to the practice of public law. With an emphasis on open government and transparency and complex conflicts of interest issues, as well as elections law, land use and planning issues, Ruben also provides special counsel to many of the firm’s clients. Ruben is currently serving his second term as chair of the State Bar of California Board of Trustees, and was recently awarded IMLA’s Brown, Mulligan, Rocha Distinguished Public Service Award.