First Time Attendees Welcome and Role of the City Attorney

Speaker:  Brian M. Libow, Department President, City Attorney, San Pablo

City Attorneys’ Department Meet and Greet: How Can You Get Involved In Department Activities and Make a Difference?   PowerPoint

Speakers:  Brian M. Libow, Department President, City Attorney, San Pablo

                  Gregory P. Priamos, Department 1st Vice President, City Attorney, Riverside

                  Thomas B. Brown, Department 2nd Vice President, City Attorney, St. Helena
                  Robert E. Shannon, Department Director, City Attorney, Long Beach

Innovative Approaches to City Attorney-Client Relationships: Fees, Services and Communication   PowerPoint
Speakers:  Molly S. Stump, City Attorney, Palo Alto
                  Eric S. Vail, City Attorney, Hemet and Temple City

General Municipal Litigation Update   PowerPoint
Speaker:   Kevin D. Siegel, Burke, Williams & Sorensen

CEQA’s Substantive Mandate: When is it Defensible to Find Mitigation or Alternatives Infeasible?   PowerPoint
Speaker:   Beth Collins-Burgard, Deputy City Attorney, Carpinteria

Email and E-Records Retention Issues under the Public Records Act   PowerPoint
Speakers:  Eric W. Danly, City Attorney, Cloverdale and Petaluma, Chair, CPRA Committee
                  David M. Fleishman, City Attorney, Guadalupe and Pismo Beach

Post Redevelopment Compliance Issues Under ABx1 26 and AB 1484   PowerPoint   
Updated Litigation Summary
Speakers: T. Brent Hawkins, Best Best & Krieger
                 William H. Ihrke, Rutan & Tucker
                 Deborah L. Rhoads, Kane, Ballmer & Berkman
                 Gillian van Muyden, Chief Assistant City Attorney, Glendale

Post Redevelopment Economic Development and Financing
Speaker:  Murray O. Kane, Kane, Ballmer & Berkman

FPPC Update   PowerPoint
Speakers:   Shawn M. Mason, City Attorney, San Mateo
                   Ann M. Ravel, FPPC Chair
    
Pension Reform Act Implementation Issues   PowerPoint
Speakers: Robert A. Blum, Hanson Bridgett
                 Cepideh Roufougar, Jackson Lewis

Land Use and CEQA Litigation Update   PowerPoint
Speaker:   Margaret M. Sohagi, The Sohagi Law Group
   
The Perils of Punishing Public Employees for Protected Speech: Applying Pickering to Posts and Pins   PowerPoint
Speakers:  Jeb E. Brown, Supervising Deputy City Attorney, Riverside
                  J. Scott Tiedemann, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
 
City Attorney’s Role in Employment Investigations and Litigation   PowerPoint
Speaker:  Hilda Cantu Montoy, City Attorney, San Joaquin and Orange Grove
Co-Author:  Shelline K. Bennett, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
 
Contracting Out Under Siege: The Potential Impact of Costa Mesa City Employees’ Association v. City of Costa Mesa   PowerPoint
Speaker:   Daphne M. Anneet, Burke Williams & Sorensen
   
Hot Topics in Public Works Contracting: Seven Things You’ll Wish You Had Done When the
Claims Come In    PowerPoint
Speaker:   David S. Gehrig, Hanson Bridgett

Historical Development of Restrictions on Local Government Revenue Measures   PowerPoint
Speaker:  Michael G. Colantuono, City Attorney, Auburn and Grass Valley

Update on Assessment Requirements Under Proposition 218   PowerPoint
Speaker:  Sky Woodruff, Meyers Nave

Drafting Property-Related Fee Notices   PowerPoint
Speaker: Mark E. Mandell, Mandell Municipal Counseling

Medical Marijuana Update: Report on Supreme Court Decision in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient's Health and Wellness Center
Speakers:  Jeffrey V. Dunn, Best Best & Krieger
                  Gregory P. Priamos, City Attorney, Riverside

Preventing Disability Discrimination and Providing Reasonable Accommodations for Lawyers with Disabilities
Speaker: Jane Kow, Principal and Founder, HR Law Consultants, San Francisco
 
Municipal Tort and Civil Rights Litigation Update   PowerPoint
Speaker:   Eugene P. Gordon, Office of the City Attorney, San Diego

Dealing With Difficult Situations at City Council Meetings: Legal and Practical Considerations for City Attorneys
Facilitator:   Michael Jenkins, City Attorney, Hermosa Beach, Rolling Hills and West Hollywood
Author: David Kahn, Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai
      
Labor and Employment Litigation Update   PowerPoint
Speaker:   Richard S. Whitmore, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore