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Board of Directors > Advisory Board>		Evan Braude Evan has his own successful law practice specializing in Municipal Government and Administrative Law. Prior to opening his current office, he was the interim Contract City Attorney for the City of Lynwood. Before taking that interim assignment, Evan was the Special Assistant City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles for four years. As James Hahn's assistant he helped administer an office of over 750 men and women representing all the legal interests of the City of Los Angeles. Half of the office represented the city in all civil matters including representing the Mayor, City Council, Boards and Commissions as well as the city departments such as the Port of Los Angeles, Airports, and Water & Power. The other half prosecuted thousands of serious misdemeanors and reduced felony matters. Having an active role in designing both local and state legislation regarding tobacco control, Evan has lectured throughout the State of California to city attorneys, prosecutors and enforcement personnel on the state of the law and it’s compliance. Just prior to coming to the City Attorney's Office, Evan was twice elected to the City Council for the City of Long Beach, and served from 1986 to 1994. As the representative of Long Beach City's 1^st Council District, Braude spear–headed downtown redevelopment, pushed for affordable housing, championed the neighborhood improvement program, and directed the effort to solve the region's difficult transportation and port issues. Evan wrote and sponsored the strongest anti-tobacco and anti-smoking regulations of a large city. Evan was chairman of the Long Beach Housing Authority and chaired the City's Housing and Neighborhoods Committee. He was former chairman of the Legislation Committee, and a productive member of both the Council's Quality of Life Committee and the Harbor Liaison Committee. In 1991, Braude was nominated by the Mayor and City Council to the influential Board of Directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) and was elected to serve as Corridor "A" Representative by the 26 cities in the Southeast region of Los Angeles County. When the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was formed to supersede the SCRTD, he was reelected by the Southeastern cities to serve as their representative. During his tenure, he rose to be Chairman of the MTA's Operations Committee. Braude has a life–long history of public service, beginning as Assistant Secretary of the California State Senate at the age of 15, and then, at age 22, serving as an aide to Congressman Glenn M. Anderson. After graduating from UCLA and while earning his law degree at Loyola University, Braude worked in Los Angeles for the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. After passing the California Bar and serving as a Legal Assistance Officer for the United States Navy, Braude became a Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney and prosecutor. He was appointed by the Carter White House to assist the Secretary of Transportation as an attorney and legislative advisor in Washington, D.C. from mid 1977 until 1980, whereupon he returned to Long Beach to open his own law office. He was Assistant General Counsel of Mercury Savings & Loan from 1985 to 1990. Born and raised in Los Angeles County, Braude lives in Long Beach. His son, Jayson graduated the University of California, Santa Barbara, worked for the United States Senate for 3 years and is currently in law school at Unitversity of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Evan has been active in numerous legal and civic organizations including being a founder of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, serving the poor in Los Angeles County. He also sits on the boards of the California Conference for Equality & Justice, the Glenn and Lee Anderson Foundation, St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, Cambodia Town Board and is active in the Long Beach and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, and numerous other legal and philanthropic organizations. He recently finished his second year as the President of the Historical Society of Long Beach.
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Evan Braude

Evan has his own successful law practice specializing in Municipal Government and Administrative Law. Prior to opening his current office, he was the interim Contract City Attorney for the City of Lynwood. Before taking that interim assignment, Evan was the Special Assistant City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles for four years. As James Hahn's assistant he helped administer an office of over 750 men and women representing all the legal interests of the City of Los Angeles. Half of the office represented the city in all civil matters including representing the Mayor, City Council, Boards and Commissions as well as the city departments such as the Port of Los Angeles, Airports, and Water & Power. The other half prosecuted thousands of serious misdemeanors and reduced felony matters. Having an active role in designing both local and state legislation regarding tobacco control, Evan has lectured throughout the State of California to city attorneys, prosecutors and enforcement personnel on the state of the law and it’s compliance.

Just prior to coming to the City Attorney's Office, Evan was twice elected to the City Council for the City of Long Beach, and served from 1986 to 1994. As the representative of Long Beach City's 1^st Council District, Braude spear–headed downtown redevelopment, pushed for affordable housing, championed the neighborhood improvement program, and directed the effort to solve the region's difficult transportation and port issues. Evan wrote and sponsored the strongest anti-tobacco and anti-smoking regulations of a large city. Evan was chairman of the Long Beach Housing Authority and chaired the City's Housing and Neighborhoods Committee. He was former chairman of the Legislation Committee, and a productive member of both the Council's Quality of Life Committee and the Harbor Liaison Committee.

In 1991, Braude was nominated by the Mayor and City Council to the influential Board of Directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) and was elected to serve as Corridor "A" Representative by the 26 cities in the Southeast region of Los Angeles County. When the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was formed to supersede the SCRTD, he was reelected by the Southeastern cities to serve as their representative. During his tenure, he rose to be Chairman of the MTA's Operations Committee.

Braude has a life–long history of public service, beginning as Assistant Secretary of the California State Senate at the age of 15, and then, at age 22, serving as an aide to Congressman Glenn M. Anderson. After graduating from UCLA and while earning his law degree at Loyola University, Braude worked in Los Angeles for the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. After passing the California Bar and serving as a Legal Assistance Officer for the United States Navy, Braude became a Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney and prosecutor. He was appointed by the Carter White House to assist the Secretary of Transportation as an attorney and legislative advisor in Washington, D.C. from mid 1977 until 1980, whereupon he returned to Long Beach to open his own law office. He was Assistant General Counsel of Mercury Savings & Loan from 1985 to 1990.

Born and raised in Los Angeles County, Braude lives in Long Beach. His son, Jayson graduated the University of California, Santa Barbara, worked for the United States Senate for 3 years and is currently in law school at Unitversity of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Evan has been active in numerous legal and civic organizations including being a founder of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, serving the poor in Los Angeles County. He also sits on the boards of the California Conference for Equality & Justice, the Glenn and Lee Anderson Foundation, St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, Cambodia Town Board and is active in the Long Beach and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, and numerous other legal and philanthropic organizations. He recently finished his second year as the President of the Historical Society of Long Beach.

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