Authored Articles & Publications May 09, 2018
A Bankruptcy Trustee's Power to Abandon Property of the Estate: The Public Health or Safety Exception
BB&K Attorneys Cathy Ta and Holland Stewart Featured in Riverside Lawyer Magazine
At a Glance
Holland focuses on environmental and public law matters, with a special emphasis on Native American law, water and land use issues.
The Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association named Holland “Attorney of the Year” in 2019 and the “Lawyer Who Leads By Example” in 2021.
Holland previously served as a legal intern at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, in Washington, D.C.
Holland Stewart is an associate in Best Best & Krieger LLP's Special Districts practice group. He assists a variety of public and private clients with all aspects of their business and environmental matters. Holland has experience litigating numerous corporate, eminent domain and environmental cases, including groundwater issues under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, charter school financial reporting for the Riverside County Office of Education, and railroad and Native American land use questions for the Coachella Valley Association of Governments.
Holland has a firm understanding of how to navigate business and land disputes in the best interests of his clients. He currently serves as general counsel to the Water Facilities Authority and deputy general counsel to Western Municipal Water District, Desert Water Agency, Jurupa Community Services District, Arrowhead Lake Association, Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency, and San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency.
Holland joined BB&K as a summer associate in 2016 and then again as an associate after graduation. He is involved in the Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, which named him “Attorney of the Year” in 2019 and the “Lawyer Who Leads By Example” in 2021. Holland graduated from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, where he was the notes and comments editor for the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal. During law school, Holland served as a legal intern for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, in Washington, D.C., and also worked on a farm in Conyers, Georgia.
In his spare time, Holland enjoys golfing, playing basketball and hiking with his dogs, Daisy and Rosie
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D.
- Gordon College, B.A.
Admissions
- California
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association
- Riverside County Bar Association
Awards
- Lawyer Who Leads By Example, Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, 2021
- Attorney of the Year, Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, 2019
