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California’s cannabis industry is set to undergo a significant regulatory update with the passing of Senate Bill 1064 (2024) (“SB...
Assembly Bill 2302 (2024) (“AB 2302”) revises rules for when members of local legislative bodies may participate in meetings remotely....
We’re excited to announce the latest additions to our legal team: ELENA Q. GERLI, Partner ROBERT KHUU, Partner LONA N. LAYMON,...
Santa Clarita, CA - A Burke Public Law Litigation team secured summary judgment in favor of the City of Santa Clarita in...
The Burke Education Law practice group participated as a sponsor and a presenter at the California School Board Association Annual...
Burke Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation partner and practice group co-chair Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero will present 'Obtaining Prejudgement Possession in Multi Parcel/High...
Assembly Bill 2023 (2024) (“AB 2023”) is part of a broader effort in California to address the housing crisis by...
In an ongoing effort to tackle California’s housing crisis, Assembly Bill 1893 (2024) (“AB 1893”) introduced substantial changes to the...
The Legislature’s passage of AB 1820 (2024) (“AB 1820”) is aimed at providing greater transparency in cities’ and counties’ development...
Burke Education Law Partner John R. Yeh will participate at the California School Boards Association Annual Education Conference 2024. John...
SB 1361 On August 8, 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1361, which provides an exemption for...
On August 26, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2631 into law, which makes changes to Government Code section...
Los Angeles – A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Eminent Domain litigation team obtained a jury verdict in a Los...
CALPELRA Annual Conference, November 2024
SB 684 Requires Ministerial Approval of Small Housing Projects Senate Bill 684 (SB 684), which was signed into law on...
Five Burke Labor & Employment Law attorneys will participate as panelists at the 2024 edition of the California Public Employment...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to present its 17th Edition of Legal Trends. This edition continues the tradition...
Measuring Housing Needs for Seventh Cycle Housing Element- SB 7 As housing becomes an increasingly urgent issue across the State,...
Navigating Unpermitted ADUs and JADUs - AB 2533 AB 2533 amends Government Code section 66332 most notably by expanding the amnesty...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP was named by Best Lawyers® to the following National tier rankings in the 2025 United...
Burke senior associate Leila Moshref-Danesh will co-present at the upcoming Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) CEQA Essentials Workshop in Temecula,...
Burke Labor & Employment Practice Group partner and vice-chair Daphne M. Anneet, AWI-CH, was distinguished in the Los Angeles Business...
On September 30, 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 98, which regulates the construction of new and expanded logistics...
On July 18, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1034 into law. SB 1034 was introduced in response to the...
Burke Public Law Litigation partner Mark J. Austin and Burke Public Law partner Joseph M. Montes will participate in 'General...
Local agencies preparing for their next update to rates for water or sewer services, or any assessment, will have an...
On September 19, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 937 (“SB 937”), which amended Government Code section...
In Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation, the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal reversed a Contra...
ACSA Personnel & Negotiation Symposium, September 26, 2024 ACSA Personnel Institute, September 26-30, 2022 Presentation Date: September 26, 2022
On September 14, 2024, Governor Newsom signed AB 2715, which amends the Ralph M. Brown Act (‘Brown Act”) and allows...
2024 County Board Member Services Conference
Burke Insurance Coverage & Litigation practice group partner and co-chair Melissa M. Cowan will be a featured speaker addressing “Inconsistencies...
Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Superior Court issued a Statement of Decision on August 13, 2024 denying...
2024 ACSA Personnel and Negotiation Symposium 2023 ACSA Personnel Institute 2021 ACSA Personnel Institute It has been noted that “entry...
Public Law and Litigation partner Brian I. Hamblet will co-present 'California Government Tort Claim Requirements and What Your Public Agency...
International Claims Association Annual Education Conference, September 7-10, 2024
A recent California Court of Appeal decision, Nahid Nassiri v. City of Lafayette, et. Al (2024) 103 Cal.App.5th 910 upheld...
In Westside Los Angeles Neighbors Network v. City of Los Angeles, an appeals court confirmed a trial court’s decision that...
Burke Education Law practice group partner John R. Yeh will co-present 'Understanding the Legal and Practical Aspects of Setting the Supreintendent's Salary',...
Burke Labor and Employment practice group partners Timothy L. Davis (L&E Chair) and Daphne M. Anneet, AWI-CH (L&E Vice-Chair) will...
Fiercely Protecting Our Clients Since 1927! Burke will be at the CalCities Annual Conference and Expo in Long Beach October...
Burke Insurance Coverage and Litigation partner and practice group co-chair Melissa M. Cowan will present 'Scams, Lies, and Videotape: Litigating...
On July 25th, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-1-24 (“Executive Order” or “Order”) into law, ordering state agencies...
The Attorney General issued a formal opinion on July 24, 2024 that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public agencies...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that the following firm attorneys have been named to the 2025...
Martinez, CA (Business Wire) – A Statement of Decision issued in a civil suit filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court...
Nicole Y. Blohm is a partner in Burke's Los Angeles office and is an experienced litigator in the life, health...
Where there are contingent future interests in property acquired by eminent domain, the future interest holders may be entitled to...
Burke Labor and Employment Law partner Algeria R. Ford will co-present 'Maneuvering the Maze: Navigating California Employment Law Changes in...
Burke Public Law partner Denise S. Bazzano will co-present 'Hate Speech in the Council Chambers: The 1st Amendment vs. The...
Burke Public Law partner Brian I. Hamblet will co-present 'California Government Tort Claim Requirements and What Your Public Agency Needs...
The Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”), commonly referred to as the open meeting law, was adopted in 1959 with...
The Political Reform Act of 1974 prohibits a public official from making, participating in making, or attempting to use his...
As we approach the November 5, 2024 election, many local government elected officials and candidates for local elected offices may...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Fresno, California, 2024
There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases alleging liability for accidents that have occurred on property...
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court decided City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson et al., a case which...
With a webinar audience exceeding 350 participants, Burke partner Deirdre Joan Cox and associate Tamar M. Burke delivered an insightful...
2024 Defense Research Institute Boot Camp for New Life, Health, and Disability Lawyers July 25, 2024 Chicago, Illinois Learn how...
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 19, July 2024
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 4, Number 10, July 2024
Burke Public Law Partner Johanna N. Canlas has been recognized by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) in the publication's...
Q: What is an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)? A: An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a dwelling unit that provides...
Since going into effect January 1, 2023, AB 2097 (codified as Government Code section 65863.2 et seq.) is slowly transforming...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Fresno, California, 2024
Co-Presenter CCAP Charter School Authorizers Conference, June 20, 2024
Co-Presenter CCAP Charter School Authorizers Conference, June 20, 2024
Co-Presenter CCAP Charter School Authorizers Conference, June 19, 2024
Burke Labor & Employment Law & Litigation senior associate Vanessa M. Hooker, will participate in a Women Lawyers Association of...
Speaker CLE International's California Land Use Law Conference, June 7, 2024
Los Angeles - Before joining Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Employment Law and Litigation partner Blithe S. Bock had been...
'Dangerous Condition: Recent Case Law' is a Burke Public Law Litigation on demand webinar that focuses on recent cases and...
'Dangerous Condition: Recent Case Law' is a Burke Public Law Litigation on demand webinar that focuses on recent cases and...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Fresno, California, 2024
Co-Presenter Burke, Williams & Sorensen Client Webinar, May 9, 2024
The Attorney General issued a formal opinion on April 18, 2024 that State of the City addresses held by private...
On May 3, 2024, Public Law Partner Michael Barrett was interviewed Law360 about his recent transition to Burke, Williams &...
(As published in League of California Cities Western City magazine / Legal Notes on May 1, 2024 / https://www.westerncity.com/article/how-could-new-ceqa-law-impact-your-citys-infill-housing-projects) How...
San Rafael, CA– Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Michael W. Barrett, formerly the City Attorney...
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 4, Number 8, May 2024
Senate Bill (“SB”) 9—which became effective on January 1, 2022—added sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 to the Government Code to require...
On April 8, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a Final Rule for the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”),...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Fresno, California, 2024
Burke Employment Law and Litigation partners Elisabeth A. Frater, AWI-CH and Cheryl L. Johnson, AWI-CH will present 'Lifecycle of an...
The U.S. Supreme Court has again expanded the circumstances in which property owners and developers may present inverse condemnation (takings)...
Public officials, like many Americans, use social media to communicate. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits governments...
Burke Public Construction Law on demand webinar 'Transferring and Financing Risk in Public Contracts' focuses on different types of public...
Burke Employment Law & Litigation partner Katy A. Suttorp, AWI-CH will co-present "Yes, No, Maybe So? - Applicability of the Labor...
The Builder’s Remedy is a provision of the Housing Accountability Act (HAA), which limits the ability to condition or deny...
Justin A. Tamayo, Associate (lead author); Denise S. Bazzano, Partner and Thomas D. Jex , Partner (co-authors) The Court of...
On September 7th, 2023, AB 1307, “California Environmental Quality Act: noise impact: residential projects,” (“Act”) was signed into law as...
On October 11, 2023, Governor Newsom signed AB 1633 into law, which became effective January 1, 2024. At its core,...
Defense Research Institute LHD Seminar, March 2024
City Attorneys Association of San Diego Spring Retreat, March 2024
Burke Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources partners Nira F. Doherty and Anna C. Shimko will deliver seperate presentations at...
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 4, Number 6, March 2024
Los Angeles, CA – A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Law Enforcement Defense Litigation team has been distinguished in the...
Assembly Bill 1490 (“AB 1490”) was signed into law on October 11, 2023, and is intended to facilitate the adaptive...
Assembly Bill 1218 (“AB 1218”) became effective on January 1, 2024, and expands the “no net loss” provisions in the...
On October 11, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 821 (“AB 821”) to allow a development project...
Super Lawyers, an affiliate of Thomson Reuters, has named eight Burke attorneys to its 2024 editions of Rising Stars for...
26th Annual Southern California Eminent Domain Conference, February 2024
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 4, Number 5, February 2024
Association of California School Administrators Negotiators' Symposium, January 18, 2024 Association of California School Administrators Personnel Institute, September 27, 2023
2024 ACSA Negotiators’ Symposium
2024 ACSA Negotiators’ Symposium 2023 ACSA Negotiators’ Symposium
On October 11, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bills (“AB”) 976, 1033, and 1332 into law. All three bills are...
On October 11, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 4 into law. SB 4, effective January 1, 2024, adds...
On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 965 into law. AB 965, which is effective January 1,...
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 4, Number 4, January 2024
CEB Webinar Recording, December 29, 2023
In 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law several bills that will affect California employers starting January 1, 2024. Below is...
SB 684 requires a local agency to ministerially approve, without discretionary review or a hearing, a parcel map or a...
On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1637 into law. AB 1637 requires all cities and counties,...
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 3, December 2023
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 34, Number 3, December 2023
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to present its 16th Edition of Legal Trends. This edition continues the tradition...
On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1638 into law. AB 1638, effective January 1, 2025, requires local...
League of California Cities Spring City Attorneys Conference, 2023
California School Boards Association Annual Education Conference
California School Boards Association Annual Education Conference
On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 557 into law. AB 557 amends sections of the Brown...
Summary On October 11, 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 423 (“SB 423”), which expands and strengthens Senate...
American Board of Trial Advocates San Francisco Chapter
County Counsels’ Association of California, Real Estate Conference, Fall 2023
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that the firm will have eight Burke Labor and Employment Law...
Burke Education Law partner John R. Yeh; Workplace Investigations partner Susan V. Arduengo, AWI-CH; and Education Law senior associate Kate...
On June 15, 2023, new regulations to implement Senate Bill (SB) 1439 were adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission...
A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Litigation team representing the City of Los Angeles and LAPD officer Brandon Purece secured...
On September 23, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 994 into law. AB 994, effective January 1, 2024, imposes...
Burke Workplace Investigations partners Susan V. Arduengo, AWI-CH, and Sally Trung Nguyen AWI-CH, will present 'Navigating Workplace Investigations' to the...
Burke Eminent Domain partner Alan A. Sozio will present “What Appraisers Don’t Understand About Depositions and Testifying in Court, and What They Need...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 4, Number 1, October 2023
International Claims Association Annual Education Conference October 1-4, 2023
Bar Association of San Francisco
CEB Real Property Institute: Advanced CEQA Workshop, September 21, 2023
2024 ACSA Personnel & Negotiation Symposium 2023 ACSA Negotiators’ Symposium
American Planning Association’s California 2023 Conference: Planning at the Crossroads, September 18, 2023
California County Boards of Education (CCBE) Annual Conference, September 9, 2023
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 11, August/September 2023
Panelist Centerforce’s Driving Diversity in Law and Leadership Los Angeles, September 2023
Congratulations to Burke Litigation Associate Fraser D. Muir for his two-year pro bono staff attorney service to the Berkeley Law...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that the following firm attorneys have been named to the 2024...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Ukiah, California, 2023
Authored by partners Thomas D. Jex and Denise S. Bazzano and summer associate Mihir Karode. In Lucas v. City of...
On June 29, 2023 Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 329 (“SB 329”) which increases the maximum amount of...
For 2023, Burke is serving as an Aluminum Sponsor of ‘Women in Construction’, a Bay Area Sheet Metal & Air...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 10, July 2023
Daily Journal, July 6, 2023
Excess Condemnation Part 1 article discussed legal authority to acquire more property than needed to construct the project where a...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers, Ukiah, California, 2023
Association of Workplace Investigators
Los Angeles – Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have joined the firm’s Construction...
CCAP Charter School Authorizers Conference
CCAP Charter School Authorizers Conference
USC Local Leaders Executive Education Forum, October 2019 and 2023 Institute for Local Government, 2022 Contract Cities Association Annual Conference,...
The main takeaway from this Ninth Circuit decision is that employers must treat employees seeking short-term military leave in the...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 9, June 2023
Burke Employment Law & Litigation partners Susan V. Arduengo, AWI-CH, and Cherl L. Johnson-Hartwell, AWI-CH, present the two-part Burke Legal...
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Ukiah, California, 2023
SB 403 proposes to amend the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Education Code, and FEHA to add caste as a protected...
Recent California Supreme Court Opinion Emphasizes that Design Immunity May, But Does Not Always, Apply in Failure to Warn Dangerous...
Recent California Supreme Court Opinion Emphasizes that Design Immunity May, But Does Not Always, Apply in Failure to Warn Dangerous...
Burke Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation partner Alan A. Sozio will be a featured presenter of the 'Mind Your Business,...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 8, May 2023
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 8, May 2023
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers Ukiah, California, 2023
Burke partner and Construction Law practice group chair Deirdre Joan Cox with be the featured presenter of "Understanding California Public...
PIHRA North Orange County
Must in-lieu fees paid by a developer as a condition of project approval be repaid by the city if it...
Burke Labor & Employment practice group partner and vice chair Daphne M. Anneet will participate as a panelist at the...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 7, April 2023
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 7, April 2023
County Counsels’ Association of California, Real Estate Conference, Spring 2023
Coveteur March 13, 2023 Kelsey Eisen was recently interviewed by Coveteur. Read the article here.
Construction Law partner Deirdre Joan Cox and Public Law Litigation partner Maxwell A. Blum presented "Public Construction and Contracting Law...
Burke Insurance Ligation partner Melissa Cowan was a featured presenter at the Long-Term Care International Forum webinar broadcasted on February...
Daily Journal, March 10, 2023 www.dailyjournal.com/articles/371560-how-to-avoid-undermining-your-rule-68-offer
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 6, March 2023
Organizer and Moderator Beverly Hills Bar Association webinar
Association of Workplace Investigators Virtual Seminar Series: Basic Principles, Competence & Planning Module March 14, 2023 - Via Video Conference ...
(materials co-author) San Diego Appellate Inn of Court, February 2023
Panelist, League of California Cities Symposium, February 3, 2023
CASBO Northern Section - Professional Development Institute
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 5, February 2023
On September 8, 2022, the Governor signed SB 1186 (The Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act), which would prohibit...
AB 1949 adds Section 12945.7 to the Government Code to require certain California employers, including public sector employers, provide for...
Labor and Employment Litigation partner and trial attorney Elisabeth A. Frater was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Leaders...
Senate Bill 1439 will make substantial changes to the Levine Act, primarily in the area of local governmental officials’ ability...
AB 1751 extends the COVID-19 protections set forth in Labor Code Sections 3212.86-88) until January 1, 2024. More specifically, the...
AB 1041, the California legislature amended Government Code section 12945.2 (California Family Rights Act (CFRA)) and Labor Code section 245.5...
City Attorney’s Association of Los Angeles County
2023 ACSA Negotiators’ Symposium
Two scenarios sometimes arise when a public agency is considering acquiring only a portion of a property for a public...
On September 27, 2022, California Senate Bill (“SB”) 1162 was signed into law. SB 1162, effective January 1, 2023, imposes...
Burke partner, Nira Doherty, is speaking on ULI SF's panel for Housing the Bay’s annual recap of this year’s notable...
Association of California School Administrators San Diego, California.
SB 6, also known as the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, deems a housing development project allowable in commercial...
SB 1214 goes into effect on January 1, 2023, and adds Section 65103.5 to the Government Code. The purpose of...
SB 1192 now allows Architectural & Engineer Consultants, including landscape architectural, environmental, and land surveying services, construction project management professionals,...
AB 2173 permanently limits public agencies to withholding only 5% in retention from a general contractor’s public works contract. Previously,...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 4, January 2023
Los Angeles – A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP litigation team won a unanimous defense verdict after a nine-day jury...
PIHRA Glendale/Burbank
Burke partner Alan Sozio will be speaking at the 25th Annual California Eminent Domain Conference in Anaheim, CA. Click here...
The Brown Act (Government Code section 54957.5(b)) currently requires that writings that are public records and distributed to all, or...
On January 1, 2023, new legislation will take effect which recodifies and reorganizes the provisions of the California Public Records...
AB 2011, “the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022,” goes into effect July 1, 2023. The bill...
AB 2234 adds two new sections to the Government Code (§§ 65913.3, 65913.3.5) relating to “Post-entitlement Phase Permits.” Under existing...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 3, December 2022
Assembly Bill 1857 was recently enacted into law. Under California’s Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, local agencies disposing of...
Governor Newsom recently signed new legislation amending state laws designed to limit the amount of organic waste being sent to...
This year Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills, SB 896 and AB 211, to increase State and local government efforts...
CALPELRA Annual Conference, November 2022
CALPELRA Annual Conference, November 2022
Bay Planning Coalition, November 16, 2022
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to present its 15th Edition of Legal Trends. This edition continues the tradition...
Co-presenter 22nd Annual California Eminent Domain Conference Hilton Union Square San Francisco, CA
INTRODUCTION In County of San Bernardino v. Mancini (September 13, 2022) –Cal.App.5th – [--- Cal.Rptr.3d ---, 2022 WL 5142441, 2022...
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 32, Number 2, November 2022
AB 2094 & AB 1743 AB 2094 and AB 1743 amend Government Code section 65400 requirements pertaining to the annual...
Burke Labor & Employment partner Daphne M. Anneet has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's 'Leaders of Influence...
Los Angeles, CA – Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2023, the following...
American Bar Association Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
CSBA Annual Education Conference December 1-3, 2022; San Diego CA Presentation date: December 1, 2022
Long Beach Barristers and Women Lawyers of Long Beach
Centerforce Diversity in Law Series, October 12, 2022
The California legislature passed and the Governor signed two bills, SB-897 and AB-2221, that both relate to local permitting of...
Club CALPELRA 2022 Wednesday, November 16th 1:15 - 2:15 pm - Ferrantes Bay View Monterey, CA In this session a...
Club CALPELRA 2022 Wednesday, November 16th 10:15 - 11:45 am - San Carlos 3 Monterey, CA As society’s outlooks shift...
Club CALPELRA 2022 Thursday, November 17th 10:15 - 11:45 am - San Carlos 3 Monterey, CA With inflation as high...
Club CALPELRA 2022 Thursday, November 17th 8:30 - 10:00 am - Serra Grand Ballroom Monterey, CA A popular CALPELRA tradition,...
AB 2449 amends the Brown Act to provide an additional procedure for members of legislative bodies to attend public meetings...
California Psychologist, vol. 57, no. 1, 2022, pp. 25-27
In a landmark move to address housing costs and greenhouse gas emissions, Governor Newsom has signed AB 2097 prohibiting a...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 2, Number 11, September 2022
SB 1100 amends the Brown Act to add a new section 54957.95, which authorizes an additional procedure for a legislative...
The adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated existing challenges, particularly housing and assisting the homeless. Various cities throughout...
On Thursday, August 11, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion regarding the applicability of the definition of “tax”...
Orange County City Attorneys’ Association
In Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliffe, the 9th Circuit held that two defendant public school district board members violated the First Amendment...
Pacific Grove, CA — At a special meeting held on June 29, the Pacific Grove City Council voted to retain...
Reviewer (2016-2022 Editions)
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 2, Number 10, July 2022
Los Angeles, CA – On June 15, 2022, in an 11-1 verdict, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury found City...
Oakland, CA– Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero has joined the firm’s Eminent Domain...
Co-Presenter Charter School Authorizers Conference
Orange County City Attorneys Association Monthly Meeting, June 2022
Women Lawyers of Los Angeles, Moderator
Daily Journal, June 6, 2022 The 4th District affirming the agreement between San Diego and private lawyers may encourage more...
It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of our friend and colleague Jim Wulfsberg on...
On October 13 and 14, 2022, three Burke attorneys will be presenting at the 22nd Annual Northern California Eminent Domain...
Marin County Bar Association In the recently decided case, Where Do We Go Berkeley et al. v. California Department of Transportation,...
County Counsels’ Association of California, Real Estate Division, Monterey, CA
Webinar
Defense Research Institute LHD Seminar, May 2022
2022 Cal Cities City Attorney Spring Conference
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 2, Number 8, May 2022
California Lawyers Association, Open Meetings and Open Records Conference
Burke associate Robert Theiring was featured as the NLD Member Spotlight in For the Record published by the San Diego...
Los Angeles – The Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Insurance Litigation team has prevailed on behalf of client Lincoln Benefit...
Panelist USC Price Exed Forum Emergency Preparedness Summit February 2022
Los Angeles – Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that the following firm members have been elevated to...
Los Angeles – Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that the following firm associates have been elevated...
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 2, Number 5, February 2022
*Program Co-Chair, 24th Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference, CLE International, 2022
2022 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium January 19, 2022 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium January 21, 2021 Salary schedules reside in the quieter reaches of...
2022 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium January 21, 2022 2021 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium January 21, 2021 2019 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium 2018 ACSA...
Generally, cities may object to Public Records Act requests if they are overbroad and thus “unduly burdensome.” (See Cal. First...
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 2, Number 4, January 10, 2022
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to present its 14th Edition of Legal Trends. This edition continues the tradition...
California School Boards Association Annual Education Conference
Environmental, Energy, & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 2, Number 3 and California Land Use Law & Policy...
Burke partners Charles Abbott and Michael Nebenzahl won a California 2nd District Court decision to uphold a motion for summary...
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 31, Number 2, November 6, 2021
This bill will provide some relief to local jurisdictions facing the challenges of meeting requirements imposed by SB 1383 to...
Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report has included Burke in its 2022 Tier 2 rankings of Land Use...
On March 4, 2022, Alan Sozio will be presenting at the 24th Annual Eminent Domain Conference at the Hilton Bayfront,...
League of California Cities
Burke partner Mark Austin won a California 2nd District Court of Appeal decision on behalf of the City of Torrance...
The legislature recently adopted Assembly Bill 602, which imposes new requirements on public agencies concerning impact fees on development projects....
2021 California Special Districts Association Board Secretary/Clerk Conference
Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 60 into law. This legislation authorizes cities and counties to set higher monetary penalties...
A slew of new laws related to housing will be going into effect on January 1, 2022 in Sacramento’s continued...
Cannabis Business Executive
In Sierra Watch v. Placer County et al., the court held when public agencies distribute written materials relating to an...
Panelist Pete Fowler Construction Services webinar, October 2021
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 17, 2021 1:45-3:15 San Carlos 4 This comprehensive session covers emerging liability and litigation...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 18, 2021 11:00-12:00 San Carlos 3 In this session a workplace investigator and an...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 17, 2021 3:35-4:35 Serra 1 In this session you’ll learn how to navigate the...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 18, 2021 9:45-10:45 San Carlos 3 The appropriate time and manner to order an...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 17, 2021 9:45-10:45 Ferrantes Bay View In this session, two experienced litigation attorneys will...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 17, 2021 11:00-12:00 Steinbeck In this session you’ll learn about some of the negative...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 18, 2021 8:15-9:30 Sierra Ballroom Continuing a popular CALPELRA tradition, this Legal Strategies session...
2021 CALPELRA Annual Training Conference November 19, 2021 9:00-10:30 San Carlos 4 As leaders in their agencies, elected officials may...
2021 ACSA Personnel Institute October 1, 2021 9:30 – 11:00 International 2 This session is designed to help school districts...
2021 ACSA Personnel Institute September 30, 2021 10:15 - 11:45 Atlantic 1 & 2 Navigating the interactive process under the...
On September 10, 2021, the First District Court of Appeal published a decision emphasizing that the Housing Accountability Act severely...
Cal Cities Annual Conference September 22, 2021
Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361) on September 16, 2021, which amends the Ralph M. Brown Act to...
Calcities 2021 Annual Conference and Expo Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Ballroom B1 Every city has nuisance properties that blight neighborhoods,...
The Court of Appeal recently considered the exemption found in the California Public Records Act (Government Code § 6255 (a))...
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 11, August/September 2021
Burke Right to Take Blog
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 10, July 2021
This MCLE-eligible workshop will focus on understanding the causes and forms of unconscious biases surrounding gender identity. Our panelists will...
Burke Right to Take Blog
AB 571, which went into effect on January 1, 2021, makes significant changes for those cities and counties that do...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 9, June 2021
In Gallagher v. Superior Court, the Third Appellate District upheld the Governor’s authority to issue broad Executive Orders for the...
IRWA Orange County Chapter 67 May Luncheon Mr. Sozio discusses the case of Rutgard v. City of Los Angeles (2020)...
Women In Law Summit Series: Driving Diversity in Law & Leadership According to Bible scholars, there are no unicorns left...
Allen Acosta, Co-author Sheriff & Deputy Magazine, May/June Issue
Discrimination against Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders is not just a recent phenomenon. Our speakers and panelists will address strategies to stand...
Published in The California Psychologist, Spring 2021 The California Court of Appeal recently published two cases that address the role...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 7, April 2021
Organizer and Moderator Webinar presented by Bruin Professionals, April 2021
CALPELRALearn The laws governing discrimination and accommodation for disabled employees are complex and continually evolving, and COVID-19 has made it...
CALPELRALearn The laws governing discrimination and accommodation for disabled employees are complex and continually evolving, and COVID-19 has made it...
The next League of California Cities COVID-19 Legal Practicum will be held on Friday, April 9, from 10:30-11:30am. The practicum...
League of California Cities | Public Works Officers Institute Over half a million people go homeless on a single night...
On February 25, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, holding that: (1)...
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 6, March 2021
Cooper Mountain College
League of California Cities Riverside Division meeting
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 5, February 2021
Panelist Pete Fowler Construction Services webinar, February 2021
Association of California School Administrators
Program Co-Chair, 23rd Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference, CLE International, 2021
Mr. Sozio will discuss the recent case of Rutgard v. City of Los Angeles, which deals with a public agency’s...
Argent Communications Group, January 4, 2021
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which provided for partially-paid leave to employees unable to work for specific COVID-19-related...
California JPIA Webinar
This article appeared in the December 2020 issue of Western City Magazine, the monthly magazine of the League of California...
Playboy.com, November 30, 2020
Argent's California Land Use Law & Policy Sixth Annual Conference, November 20, 2020
CSBA’s Virtual Legal Symposium for Experienced Board Members is a full-day pre-conference seminar held in conjunction with the Annual Education...
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to present its 13th Edition of Legal Trends. This edition continues the tradition...
Top Ten AB 1505 Implementation Tips
Now more than ever, we must come together to fight institutional bias, keep diversity & inclusion alive in the workplace...
Alan A. Sozio will be presenting at the 23rd Annual CLE International VIRTUAL California Eminent Domain Conference. The conference agenda...
SB 573 - Dogs and cats: microchip implants This new law requires a public animal control agency or shelter to...
SB 288 adds 9 new alternative transportation projects that are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), as long...
Please join jury trial consultant David Cannon, Ph.D. of Trial Innovations and Nathan A. Oyster, Esq. of Burke, Williams &...
League of California Cities
Amendments to FPPC Regulation 18703 The Political Reform Act (Government Code section 81000 et seq.) prohibits a public official from...
AB 2231 On September 30, 2020, the Governor signed AB 2231, which provides clarification as to what constitutes a “de...
California Council of School Attorneys Virtual Fall Workshop
AB 1561 –Extensions of Time for Housing Entitlements, Tribal Consultation AB 1561 extends by 18 months the life of “housing...
League of California Cities Conference
AB 1286: Shared Mobility Devices On September 18, 2020, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 1286, which impacts how shared mobility...
AB 992 clarifies what kinds of communications elected and appointed officials can have on social media and what kinds of...
September 30, 2020 2020 ACSA Personnel Institute It has been noted that “entry into the Education Code is painful” and...
2020 ACSA Personnel Institute
September 30, 2020 2020 ACSA Personnel Institute Is your workplace infected with stereotypes, cronyism, and favoritism? Does it value workplace...
SB 1159 – Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 Injury – Effective Immediately This new law establishes a rebuttable presumption that an...
Moderator, BASF CLE Webinar, September 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to devastate the economy, disrupt California’s fiscal condition, and harm local government revenues...
In general, the issuance of a permit is considered a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act...
*On October 21, 2020, the California Supreme Court granted the petition for review on the following limited issue: what must...
To help safeguard our colleagues, clients and guests, we are encouraging clients to avoid visiting our offices at this time. If...
Resilient Together will be leveraging the strengths of digital technology to help ensure this is not just another virtual conference. ...
The Fourth District Court of Appeal has clarified public agencies’ duties with respect to the preservation and production of records...
On July 28, 2020, CalPERS issued Circular Letter: 200-019-20, “Common Issues on Special Compensation Reporting and Labor Agreement Conditions.”[1] In...
Camarillo Ranch Foundation
The Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District has ruled that a special tax placed on the ballot by...
The Fair Political Practices Commission (“FPPC”) recently made changes to Title 2, Division 6, of the California Code of Regulations,...
Burke partner, Timothy L. Davis spoke with the American Bar Association about police union contracts and reform. He mentions Graham v....
The Authority, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Newsletter Issue 100 The California Supreme Court in National Lawyers Guild v. City of...
The Authority, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Newsletter Issue 100 On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued...
The Authority, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Newsletter Issue 100 On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
The Authority, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Newsletter Issue 100 As more employees physically return to work, employers are facing...
On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated the “Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Exams” portion of...
Burke is pleased to announce our speaking engagements for the 2020 CALPELRA Conference taking place virtually from November 16 -...
The California Supreme Court in National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward (S252445) held public agencies cannot recover redaction and...
Cyberattacks and resulting data breaches are a growing threat to cities. In January 2020, the City of Las Vegas experienced...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Webinar June 3, 2020 - 2:00 p.m. This webinar will be hosted by Burke and...
Public agency board members, and the employees who support them, must understand the complex public meeting and transparency laws established...
Santa Monica Observer, May 27. 2020 (co-author)
California Special Districts Association Webinar May 28, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Public agency board members, and the employees...
Client Presentations July 24, 2019 July 23, 2019 May 23, 2019 May 20, 2019 May 6, 2019 March 21, 2019...
Northern California Chapter of Construction Management Association of America
2020 DRI In-House Counsel Association (Remote)
American Bar Association Webinar
Governor Gavin Newsom has given school districts and county offices of education until December 15, 2020 to adopt their Local...
The Daily Journal, Apr. 17, 2020 (co-author)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued recent interim guidance permitting “critical infrastructure” asymptomatic workers who may have...
On April 7, 2020, Mayor Garcetti issued an order, which will be in effect from April 10, 2020 until the...
California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now includes the extension of statutory deadlines across many code sections under Governor Gavin...
Are franchise fees charged by local public agencies to private refuse-hauling companies illegal taxes under Propositions 218 and 26? Last...
For many employers in California, the transition of employees to work from home (“WFH”) status occurred rapidly over the last...
Two new local ordinances passed by the Los Angeles City Council late last week and expected to be signed by...
As we previously reported, on March 14, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response...
On March 14, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). On March...
On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12,...
As most of us know, the primary purpose of the Brown Act (codified in Government Code 54950 et seq.) is...
To our clients and the communities we serve, On behalf of the entire Burke family, we extend our heartfelt thoughts...
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by Nora Wetzel A class action complaint, Fuentes v. Sunshine Behavioral Health Group, was filed yesterday, stating a claim for...
In Burke’s ongoing effort to keep employers updated on resources for addressing concerns about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the...
In Burke’s ongoing effort to keep employers updated on resources for addressing concerns about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the...
League of California Cities Planning Commissioners Academy
The status of this disease is evolving. The information in this alert is provided based on currently known information, and...
By: Henry Agee, Denise S. Bazano, Chad W. Herrington and Thomas D. Jex A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...
“‘People v. Sanchez’: Hearsay and Expert Opinions in Eminent Domain Cases: Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual?”
CARSNET California Charter Authorizers Boot Camp
CARSNET California Charter Authorizers Boot Camp
CARSNET California Charter Authorizers Boot Camp
Bay Area Women Lawyers Retreat, February 2020
The Recorder, Feb. 20, 2020 (co-author)
Client Presentation April 2020 September 2019
Many public officials are unaware or forget that Government Code section 1099 (All future references are to the Government Code,...
California Special Districts Association, Beaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation and Park District
San Diego Appellate Inn of Court, February 2020
CJPIA Risk Management Roundtable La Palma, Indian Wells, and San Luis Obispo
Western City Magazine Municipal code enforcement is only as effective as an enforcement officer’s investigation. Because not all potential code...
ACSA Superintendents' Symposium In a matter of months, the state’s overhaul of the Charter Schools Act will go into full...
Joan Cox presented Strategies for Addressing Homelessness and Affordable Housing: Not One Size Fits All. Affordable Housing Homelessness Presentation January...
Program Co-Chair, 22nd Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference, CLE International, 2020
California Special Districts Association Webinar June 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This 2 hour presentation will comply with...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium Last November, after 28 years of practicing law, John Yeh argued his first case before the California...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium Last November, after 28 years of practicing law, John Yeh, our keynote speaker argued his first case...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium The certificated employee discipline and dismissal procedure has been the subject of widespread notoriety, as well as...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium It has been noted that “entry into the Education Code is painful” and “large parts of the...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium Salary schedules reside in the quieter reaches of each collective bargaining agreement, often taking a back seat...
On January 6, 2020, the Ninth Circuit in Ridgeway v. Walmart[1] concluded that Walmart violated California’s minimum wage requirements by...
Association of California Cities - Orange County, Huntington Beach
On September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 5, “Worker status: employees and independent contractors,” which will take effect...
The People vs. Julian (2019) case underscores the legal limitations of psychological expert testimony in child abuse cases. Although psychologists...
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Defense Research Institute ERISA Report, Vol. 14, Issue 3 In Dorman v. Charles Schwab Corp., 934 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir....
CSBA Annual Conference
League of California Cities 2020 New Mayors and Council Members Academy January 22-24, 2020 Hyatt Regency Sacramento Tom Brown presents...
California School Boards Association San Diego
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to present its 12th Edition of Legal Trends. This edition continues the tradition...
CALPELRA 2019 Annual Conference November 22 | 8:30-10:00 Steinbeck 2 In this Sparks session you'll get some practical advice for helping supervisors...
CALPELRA 2019 Annual Conference November 21 | 3:30-5:00 Steinbeck 2 Public sector workplace investigations play an important role in helping...
CALPELRA 2019 Annual Conference November 21 | 1:35-3:05 Steinbeck 2 Staying up-to-date with PERB's expansions and clarifications of employees' and...
CALPELRA 2019 Annual Conference November 21 | 10:20-11:50 Serra 2 Although no two employee disability issues are exactly alike, common...
CALPELRA 2019 Annual Conference November 20 | 3:30-5:00 San Carlos 3 Social media is here to stay. While employers have...
CALPELRA 2019 Annual Conference November 20 | 10:20 - 11:50 Serra 2 California law frequently changes, and it can be...
March 5, 2020 8:15 a.m. 22nd Annual Eminent Domain Conference US Grant Hotel, San Diego The Eminent Domain Conference provides...
Client Presentation
Presented at Charter Authorizer University on: October 21, 2019 November 14, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom, on October 3, 2019, signed AB 1505 into law, resulting in significant modifications to the charter review...
CJPIA Risk Management Educational Forum Indian Wells
Panel Speaker Chapter 47 IRWA Santa Barbara, CA
Copper Mountain College
ACSA Personnel Institute This session will introduce data breaches, giving an overview of causes with a specific focus on breaches...
2019 ACSA Personnel Institute 2018 ACSA Personnel Institute 2017 ACSA Personnel Institute 2016 ACSA Personnel Institute 2015 ACSA Personnel Institute...
2019 ACSA Personnel Institute 2017 ACSA Superintendents' Symposium 2017 ACSA Personnel Institute 2016 CASBO Professional Development Institute 2015 CASBO Professional...
Featured Speaker, League of California Cities Annual Conference
CARSNET 4th Annual Conference San Francisco, CA
CARSNET 4th Annual Conference San Francisco, CA Materials
CARSNET 4th Annual Conference September 24, 2019 San Francisco, CA Materials
Public Records Act Litigation Seminar Walnut Creek, CA
Panel with Justice William Dato, Judge Robert Dahlquist and Jeffrey Chine, San Diego County Bar Association’s, Friday Fundamentals program, September...
California Chapter of the American Planning Association
California Chapter of the American Planning Association
Matthew D. Murphey will be presenting at the Orange County City Attorneys' Association luncheon.
Client Presentations April 2020 August 2019 SCPMA-HR Annual Training Conference, Alhambra March 1, 2017 2015 CALPELRA Annual Traning Conference, Monterey...
In-House Defense Quarterly, Summer 2019 By Z. Logan Gould, Annie Hong, Nancy Marr, and Karen T. Tsui In its forty-fifth...
September 25, 2019 12:00-1:30 p.m. Association of California Cities, Orange County
Los Angeles City Attorneys Association Santa Barbara, California, 2019
Association of California Cities Orange County - Tustin The #MeToo movement has touched almost every industry in the past year,...
Be prudent when assuming land costs. The City of Alameda received a sharp slap on the wrist for, in the...
Burke Beat Article In 1997, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to consider this novel question in McMillian v. Monroe County,...
County Counsels’ Association of California Fall Land Use Conference, 2019
Program Co-Chair and Presenter, “Prejudgment Possession: What You Need to Know” 21st Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference - Legal,...
21st Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference CLE International, 2019
Los Angeles, June 20, 2019 – With an already significant presence throughout California, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, announces the...
Client Presentations April 18, 2019
CACEO Code Enforcement Regional Training El Centro City Hall CACEO Code Enforcement Regional Training Wastsonville City Hall March 19, 2019
Imperial Valley Safety Regional Training
In a case of first impression in the country, Lincoln Benefit established that the Dallals had fraudulently procured long-term care...
Association of California Cities, Orange County - Tustin Client Presentation September 10, 2018
Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 45, No. 1, Summer 2019
ACC-OC Lunch & Learn Tustin Public Library
CJPIA Risk Management Roundtable La Palma, Palm Desert, and San Luis Obispo
California Council of School Attorneys Sacramento, CA
In 2005, the League of California Cities City Attorneys Department adopted Ethical Principles for City Attorneys. Mr. Montes will compare...
CACEO Regional Safety Training Salinas City Hall
A recent Court of Appeal decision, Olson v. Hornbrook Community Services District, serves as an excellent reminder of the importance...
The recently published TransparentGov Novato v. City of Novato (2019) decision, provides a great reminder of why it is important...
Bay Area Planning Directors Association
League of California Cities, 2013-2019 (drafted and edited updates)
CEB, 2013-2019 (drafted and edited the “Open Meeting Laws” section)
The Orange County Bankruptcy Forum Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa 3350 Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Association of California Cities - Orange County
Social media presents elected officials with a tempting but sometimes risky platform for communicating with constituents. This educational and entertaining...
Most organizations recognize the importance of cultivating an inclusive workplace and the value of diverse teams. Traci Park and Kelly...
In 1996, in Ehrlich v. City of Culver City, the California Supreme Court rejected a takings challenge to Culver City's...
Defense Research Institute, Panelist and Author
Using real-life stories, statistics, and experience, we’ll explore some of the potential, and the potential pitfalls, of using social media...
Is the adoption of a public art ordinance subject to a facial challenge under the Nollan/Dolan doctrine? Kevin Siegel will...
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
Housing California
At the 2nd Annual Land Use Law Conference, Kevin Siegel will be discussing fees, dedications, and takings, and how to...
As a panelist at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy CMF Summit, Kelly Trainer will discuss the advance...
Social Media platforms have proven to be a powerful tool to tell your agency’s story. At the USC Sol Price...
Melissa Cowan will be presenting The Life and AD&D Litigation Update: The 2019 Survival Guide at the International Claims Association...
Melissa Cowan presented “Exposing LTC Fraud: From Claim Denial to Successful Verdict” at the Anti-Fraud Forum
Burke is a proud supporter of the Western Riverside Council of Government's 28th Annual General Assembly and Leadership Conference.
Burke is pleased to sponsor CCCA's 60th Annual Municipal Seminar. Embracing change, uniting communities.
Nicholas Muscolino will be giving a presentation on Quiet Title Actions at the County Counsels' Association of California's Real Estate...
At the City Attorneys Association of Los Angeles County's 2019 Biennial Retreat, Nathan will highlight litigation trends that we believe...
Burke is pleased to be a continued sponsor of the League of California Cities, City Attorneys' Conference where attendees discuss...
Most organizations recognize the importance of cultivating an inclusive workplace and the value of diverse teams. At SCPMA-HR's 2019 Annual...
Between the internet of things, sophisticated modeling, and a new generation of data hounds, we can generate all sorts of...
Association of California Cities - Orange County
Alan Sozio recently represented a joint powers authority against the landowner of a multi-unit apartment building in a part-take condemnation...
CAALAC 2019 Retreat Santa Barbara, CA
A recent Court of Appeal decision, Preven v. City of Los Angeles[1], provides guidance on a seldom-used provision of the...
(materials co-author) City Attorneys Association of San Diego Spring Retreat, March 2019
Burke Education Law Alert Proposition 39 (Education Code section 47614), the law requiring school districts to allocate reasonably equivalent facilities...
Client presentation
Presentation to Visiting Delegation from Can Tho, Vietnam
For public agencies, the intersection of the First Amendment and social media raises novel legal issues. In every aspect of social...
The First District Court of Appeal has ruled that a suit challenging an agreement between a city and PG&E authorizing...
Moderator, “Trial Tips from the Bench” American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2019
League of California Cities 2019 New Mayors and Council Members Academy Irvine Marriott 18000 Von Karman Avenue Irvine, CA 92612...
CLE International Annual Southern California Eminent Domain Conference DoubleTree Downtown Los Angeles 120 South Los Angeles Street Los Angeles, CA...
League of California Cities 2019 New Mayors and Council Members Academy Irvine and Sacramento Traci Park will be presenting "Communications...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen is pleased to announce that trial attorney Gregory B. Thomas has joined our Oakland office as...
Client Presentation
2019 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium Thursday January 24, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am Topaz Westin San Diego Presented by John Yeh Salary schedules...
2019 ACSA Negotiators' Symposium Wednesday January 23, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm Topaz Westin San Diego Presented by John Yeh It has...
LexisNexis, 2019
Congratulations to the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project for its EIR/EIS Winning Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document by the Association of...
The Court of Appeal, Second District (Div. 7), recently held that the City of Los Angeles’ mere right to access...
OVERVIEW The Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) has been law since 1990. This federal statute prohibits discrimination against disabled individuals...
In response to the #metoo movement, the California Legislature passed a number of new sexual harassment laws that are effective...
PARMA Holiday Chapter Event Orange County Conference Center CALPELRA 2017 Annual Training Conference Monterey Conference Center - December 8, 2017...
2018 CALPELRA Annual Conference Monterey Conference Center California law requires basic workplace harassment prevention training for officials, managers, and supervisors....
2018 CALPELRA Annual Conference Monterey Conference Center Presented by Janae Novotny and Joel Moon Agencies are receiving more decertification petitions,...
2018 CALPELRA Annual Conference Monterey Conference Center Employers continue to be presented with more sophisticated and powerful workplace technologies. In...
2018 CALPELRA Annual Conference Monterey Conference Center Presented by Daphne Anneet To ensure public agencies correctly enroll and report member...
Burke, Williams & Sorensen's comprehensive annual publication of labor and employment updates affecting California public employers.
Benjamin Stock will become the new city attorney after the City Council unanimously approved an agreement with of Burke, Williams...
CSBA Annual Education Conference Moscone West, Room 2018 Presented by John Yeh As a large urban school district overseeing a...
California Council of School Attorneys Annual Workshop Presented by John Yeh
This webinar was presented by Kristina Doan Strottman and Kelly Trainer One of the quickest ways to end your career...
Originally published in The Authority, California JPIA Newsletter Issue 81 Earlier this year, the California Fair Employment and Housing Council adopted...
Originally published in The Authority, California JPIA Newsletter Issue 81 California Senate Bill 1421 modifies Penal Code 832.7 by stripping the...
National Business Institute (NBI)
Originally published in The Authority, California JPIA Newsletter Issue 81 In late 2017, #metoo went viral, and allegations of sexual harassment...
Column in Flaunt Magazine, Vol. 161, p. 176 (2018)
Ninth Circuit Jury Trial Improvement Newsletter, Winter 2018
CLE International’s 20th Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference Presented by Benjamin Stock CLE International’s annual Northern California Eminent Domain...
Originally published in The Authority, CJPIA Newsletter, Issue 80 On June 22, 2017, the California Court of Appeal published a decision...
On September 30, 2018, Governor Brown signed SB 1300, the Omnibus Sexual Harassment Bill, into law. The law will take...
USLAW Mobile Webinar
Originally published in The Authority, CJPIA Newsletter, Issue 80 On May 25, 2018, the Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) in Napa...
COSIPA The Hilton Hotel 1970 Diamond Blvd. Concord, CA 94520 Presented by Kelly Trainer
Webinar presented by Algeria Ford and Nathan Oyster Police investigative records and body camera footage will be available for public...
Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing
San Diego Housing Federation
ACSA Personnel Institute Presented by Katy Suttorp This workshop will cover disability and medical leave laws and how to ensure...
ACSA Personnel Institute Presented by Janae Novotny In this annual lively and interactive session, we will provide vital information about...
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Presented by Kelly A. Trainer and Traci I. Park, two dynamic employment attorneys, this fun, informational, and interactive online workplace...
CSDA Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase Presented by Traci Park and Kelly Trainer Advanced harassment prevention training that examines the...
2018 IPMA-HR International Training Conference & Expo Presented by Traci Park and Kelly Trainer The impact of social media in...
23rd Annual California JPIA Risk Management Educational Forum Presented by Traci Park and Kelly Trainer The audience, and the audience...
23rd Annual California JPIA Risk Management Educational Forum Presented by Stephen McEwen Attendees will receive an update regarding the effects...
CARSNET 4th Annual Conference Presented by John Yeh Presentation Materials
CARSNET 4th Annual Conference Presented by John Yeh The objectives of this presentation include: legal parameters governing admissions preferences, the...
23rd Annual California JPIA Risk Management Educational Forum Attendees will learn about both AB 168 – Prospective Employers Cannot Rely...
CARSNET 4th Annual Conference Presented by John Yeh
Originally published in The Authority, CJPIA Newsletter, Issue 79 On June 2016, using a procedure permitting a federal court to request a...
Orange County Bar Association, Entertainment, Sports & Marketing Section, Moderator
American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting Austin, Texas September 2018
Client Presentation
The California Supreme Court recently considered the people’s reserve referendum power and a local agency’s duty and ability to amend...
On September 4th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Martin v. City of Boise. The Court held...
In Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice v. City of Moreno Valley (August, 2018), the Court of Appeal found that the...
In Sander v. State Bar of California (August, 2018), the Court of Appeal reaffirmed the rule that the Public Records Act does...
2018 International Claim Association Annual Education Conference
2018 League of California Cities Annual Conference
INTRODUCTION In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court,[1] the California Supreme Court established a new test for determining whether...
Originally published in The Authority, California JPIA Newsletter Issue 78 The dust is settling in the wake of Janus v. AFSCME,[1] prompting public...
SMACNA Women in Construction Co-presenter
City Attorneys Association of Los Angeles County Member Luncheon Featured Speaker
Client Presentation
WISE Los Angeles Chapter Workshop
NAWIC, Santa Clara Chapter #99 Co-presenter
Client presentation June 2018 March 2017 October 2016 November 2016
Program Co-Chair 20th Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference CLE International, 2018
Alameda County Bar Association and Women Lawyers of Alameda County seminar, 2018
Originally published in Northern News, A Publication of the Northern Section of the California Chapter of APA. Evolution of a...
CAALAC/OCCAA Joint Meeting
Pacific States Western Regional Conference – NAHRO
California Minority Counsel Program seminar, 2018
Originally published in The Authority, California JPIA Newsletter, Issue 75 As is the norm, a new year will bring new laws...
Women in eDiscovery
League of California Cities Spring Attorneys' Conference San Diego, CA Women have made great strides in the areas of law...
League of California Cities City Attorneys' Conference This presentation will provide updates on a range of legal issues that arise...
Presented by Rachel Richman 2018 League of California Cities City Attorney Conference 2017 League of California Cities City Attorney Conference...
Los Angeles, January 11, 2017: Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, announced that it has named 3 new owners from its...
LACBA | 2018 Labor & Employment Annual Retreat & Section Meeting
37th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Learn to identify and hone your skills to address key...
37th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat This program will highlight some of the real estate trends and hurdles that...
37th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat A panel of five intergenerational female Commercial Real Estate attorneys put their hardhats...
37th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat This panel will examine state and local housing policies, development constraints and opportunities,...
League of California Cities Women's Caucus Interactive training exploring cultural shifts since the #MeToo Movement and effective tools for officials to...
Women in Law & Leadership
Women in Law & Leadership Creating a balanced professional and personal life can be one of the toughest challenges lawyers...
California Special Districts Association Webinar If you are involved with a special district, you need to understand the scope and application...
Originally published in the Chico Enterprise-Record Blue Oak Charter School will continue to operate in Chico. The Chico Unified School District...
League of California Cities | Planning Commissioner Academy A planner, a commissioner and an attorney all walk into the room…”...
Originally published in Best of the Best USA Expert Guides
Association of Environmental Professionals Conference This lively session discusses what happens after an agency has been served with a lawsuit, and...
USLAW EduNet Webinar
League of California Cities Webinar This timely webinar will provide an overview of the municipal elections process, from the calling...
Kern Business Journal, February 12, 2018 (co-author)
Charter schools seeking approval of additional school sites must do so through a material revision of their charter, and not...
2018 ACI Forum on Litigating Insurance Claims
California Special District Magazine, February 2018
LAFCO for San Bernardino County Mojave Water Agency Apple Valley, CA 92307 Local agency staff and officials can demonstrate their...
Community College League of California, Effective Trusteeship Workshop & Board Chair Workshop Sacramento, CA 2017 Community College League of California...
ACSA Superintendent's Symposium Monterey, CA Charter authorizers throughout the State have recently been forced to take action against charter schools...
Los Angeles Eminent Domain Conference The DoubleTree Downtown Los Angeles
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium San Diego We will discuss cutting edge negotiation issues school districts will face in the coming year,...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium San Diego Increasing pension contributions required by school districts and their employees continue to make negotiations more...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium San Diego This session will cover some of the essential and fundamental bargaining rules and tools that...
ACSA Negotiators' Symposium San Diego This session will assist participants in implementing and negotiating new and long-established employee leave of...
Annual MCLE Program, Southwestern Law School (2005-2018)
Entertainment – Droit, media, art, culture, Vol. 2018, n◦ 1, p. 58 (2018)
Bay Area SMACNA-Project Management Certificate Program Instructor, 2016-2018
California Special Districts Association, 2017 This manual provides special districts with guidelines and tips for complying with the various meeting...
Presented by Katy A. Suttorp and Monica Sanchez McQueen, this webinar provides you with the latest California employment law related...
Sexual harassment in the workplace isn’t a novel issue. But in conjunction with the fall of Harvey Weinstein and the...
CALPELRA 2017 Annual Training Conference Monterey Conference Center In order to effectively meet your labor relations and employment goals, it...
CALPELRA 2017 Annual Training Conference Monterey Conference Center Specialty pays comprise a significant portion of a member's expected pensionable compensation...
CALPELRA 2017 Annual Training Conference Monterey Conference Center CALPELRA 2016 Annual Training Conference Monterey Conference Center - November 2, 2016...
2017 California School Boards Association Annual Conference 2017 CARSNet Annual Conference September 2017 What does a governing board do when...
2017 California School Boards Association Legal Symposium for Experienced Board Members The panel will discuss the new challenges posed by...
Burke Webinar Social media presents elected officials with a tempting but sometimes risky platform for communicating with constituents. This educational...
California Water Law Conference San Francisco, CA
Fall 2017 Burke, Williams & Sorensen's comprehensive annual publication of labor and employment updates affecting California public employers. Download
Planning to hire in 2018? California employers need to prepare for new restrictions on lawful consideration of applicants’ conviction history...
Los Angeles International Right of Way Association Conference A discussion of practical steps and considerations during the early stages of the...
Northern California CLE Eminent Domain Conference BASF Conference Center San Francisco, CA
Northern California CLE Eminent Domain Conference San Francisco, CA
CEU Institute Webinar
CalJPIA Risk Management Educational Forum Presented by Katy Suttorp Human resource management, like all aspects of business, is subject to...
Webinar It can be difficult for public officials to determine when to abstain from the decision-making process. This webinar will...
2017 ACSA Personnel Institute Long Beach, CA Navigating the complex and often intricate steps of the interactive process can feel...
CJPIA Educational Forum Santa Barbara, CA Participants were made aware of the impact of the passage of Proposition 64, which...
Los Angeles, September 28, 2017 – With the recent devastation from this month's hurricanes in Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin...
2017 CSDA Annual Conference An overview of state and federal laws defining inappropriate conduct in the workplace, employer and employee...
Southern California Public Labor Relations Council Cerritos, CA On March 30, 2017, with very little fanfare, CalPERS released a significant...
2017 League of California Cities Annual Conference
USLAW Fall Client Conference
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