Gillian Allen
Manager - Permit Consulting Division
Publications
- San Francisco Building Department Updates, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update November 12, 2024
- Permit Process Improvements, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update November 1, 2023
- Update on Site Permit Reform, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update July 19, 2023
- Building Department Update, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update September 9, 2022
- Update on Emergency Escape for R-3 Occupancies, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update May 2, 2022
- Building Department and ADU Update, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update December 15, 2021
- Reinstatement of Electronic Plan Review, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update August 10, 2021
- Monument Referencing Before Construction, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update April 14, 2021
- DBI Changes to Permit Submittals and Process, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update August 26, 2020
- Geotech Peer Review: Start Early or Face Delays, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update May 9, 2019
- Streamlining Construction Permits, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update January 25, 2019
- Structural Review by Committee vs. DBI Director – Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Slope Protection Act in the Works, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update May 1, 2018
- Accessible Business Entrance Program – Not Just the Primary Entrance!, Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP, Update January 30, 2018
PERMIT CONSULTING
Gillian Allen manages the permit consulting division and offers personal attention to each project with an emphasis on integrity, attention to detail and client updates. Ms. Allen specializes in creating sustained relationships within public agencies and challenges the application of Code to meet her client’s needs. Her background includes property management, expertise in Federal, State, and County code research, as well as extensive experience managing residential, commercial and architectural installations. Ms. Allen’s knowledge of the construction industry combined with her training as a land use and transactional Paralegal culminates in a unique understanding of how to streamline the planning, project management and permitting process to best meet project timelines and resolve permitting issues including change of use and NOV abatement both in San Francisco and Oakland. Ms. Allen is a California Notary Public.
EDUCATION
- B.A.; 1992, San Francisco State University
- Paralegal Studies Certificate Program; 1993, University of San Francisco
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- National Notary Association
